I finished my version of Christine’s “Lelah Top”. Christine is a design genius for coming up with such a simple, elegant, yet sexy idea!
I’m incapable of following instructions, so did make these changes:
- Mine is knit from the top down; Christine’s is knit bottom up. This means my directions for making the casing are a bit different. (I’ll post more tomorrow for anyone who wants to knit top down. The only advantages to knitting top down are you can wait to decide which lace pattern to use and you can try the top on and decide when the bottom is long enough as you knit. )
- I substituted Vine Lace for the Horseshoe lace in the original. I posted the directions for the vine lace a few days ago.
- I decreased the number of stitches 5% below the bust to get a slimmer fit through the body.
- I used Sinfonia mercerized cotton in ivory knit with a strand of gold tone Omega nylon. (Both available at Hobby Lobby.) This sort of glitters! I used a little over two tubes of the gold tone yarn, and less than two skeins of the cotton.
- I used gold cord to tie mine closed under the bust.
I loved the original; I love mine. I hope Jim loves it when he sees it too.
Maybe I’ll strike a sexy pose on top of the picnic table to greet him when he comes home!
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it looks gorgeous!
Comment by erika (16 comments.) — 4/25/2005 @ 4:15 pm
wow! that’s beautiful!
Comment by meilynne (4 comments.) — 4/26/2005 @ 1:37 am
That really turned out pretty! I’ll bet the solid bodice with lace below could be adapted to a tank as well, for us dedicated bra wearers!
Comment by Sonja (37 comments.) — 4/26/2005 @ 8:44 am
Yes, I do think you could add straps to the top to hide bra straps. It would be fairly easy.
Actually, I made a few more changes that aren’t apparent– I just wanted to see how they would work. Every 12 rows, I worked a pair of short rows from the side seam to the side seam. So, the front is actually longer than the back. I did that so it would go down a little in the back, but might be a nice thing for women with busts too! It would make my version officially “difficult” according to the knitting difficulty level authorities. But, short rows aren’t actually hard, are they?
I’m waiting to see Sonja whip one out on the machine!
Comment by lucia — 4/26/2005 @ 4:34 pm
very pretty!
Comment by Filomena (1 comments.) — 4/26/2005 @ 4:58 pm
I wonder if those ‘cups’ which can be added to bathing suits - sold at Joanne Fabrics might be basted inside the strapless top.
The bolero would be ideal to go with strapless prom dresses or even wedding gowns.
Felicitations.
Comment by Natalie (0 comments.) — 4/27/2005 @ 9:14 am
Mary Beth thinks the same thing about the bolero.
I’m sure the cups could be basted in as for a bathing suit.
I think busty women who need support would probably prefer to use an honest to goodness strapless bra though. The tube top part of the top isn’t tight enough to give proper support, and the cups might shift around.
Comment by lucia — 4/27/2005 @ 9:19 am