Comments on: On Potentially Disastrous Projects

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:13:37 +0000

i think your mods will be perfect on that top! i remember thinking it was cute the first time i saw the picture.

By: Nubiancraftster

Nubiancraftster — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:29:39 +0000

soooo…what you are saying is that you are not making that tank/tunic at all :O) All the modifications will definitely make it you pattern by the end. Go with what you like and damn the consequences. if at the end it looks like it should be on “what not to wear” rip that baby…it is on 11 and 13!!

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:54:11 +0000

You have such a good eye for discovering swans in ugly ducklingns. I am sure the tank with all the modifications (I especially second mod. #2) will look fabulous on you. I can`t wait to see it finished.

By: casey

casey — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:39:29 +0000

I always did like that tunic/tank… even in those colors, even on the model. But I think your tweaks will make it all that much better.

Much better? Was that even remotely proper English? Well, whatever.

Also, I love Tangled Yoke, but hearing *you* say the stockinette is boring and the rows are long kinda makes me think I’d never finish it – especially since mine would be a bigger size. Heh.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:19:26 +0000

I think things 1 and 2 and all your mods are great ideas. And in those colors, I think the end product will look great on you.

By: Octopus Knits

Octopus Knits — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:28:31 +0000

Sounds like you’ve got a plan!

By: diana

diana — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:40:50 +0000

Go for it! I think you’ve got some nice mods lined up for a flattering top.

By: Liz K

Liz K — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:37:42 +0000

It sounds to me like you are basically going to take the lace panel on the front, and superimpose it onto a nicer-fitting tank. I think that is the essence of what most designers do — take a shape and add some details. Who knows how it will turn out? isn’t that part of the process?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:40:21 +0000

I remember liking this top when this issue came out, so no – you’re not crazy. I think your mods will make it look lovely. If I were knitting this, I’d also shorten it from a tunic to a tank. And the color you’ve chosen looks very pretty – it’ll look great with your hair.

By: desiknitter

desiknitter — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:38:40 +0000

The colour of the original, and the fact that it’s unblocked also makes it look frumpy. If you shorten it to fall right at the hips it will indeed look very dressy. You’re adventurous!