Cast off!

I've cast off for two projects this weekend! I cast off clapotis and Wicked. Yes, you read that correctly - even for Wicked!

I was happy and sad to cast off for clapotis. Overall I have loved knitting clapotis. But, I have to say that the straight sections did start to feel long and never ending - though I could have done less, however I decided not to. I really liked the decrease section because it went faster, which of course was due to going to less and less stitches. I have to say that I also didn't realize that clapotis is a somewhat big project. I mean, it's not difficult, but it does get fairly large and gets hard to transport and subsequently harder to cram into the bag that was holding it.

Wicked is another story. Lee-Ann at Knitting Today was kind enough to get this project back going for me by fixing my stitches so that I could do the pattern from the neckline on the bottom of the sweater. Yes, I did decide to do the pattern at the bottom. While I do like the sweater and absolutely love the color I picked for it, I don't know if it is very flattering on me. You can see in the photo that it kinda bunches in the middle, which is due to the decrease I did and the fact that I did no increases for the hips. It also looks like it is bunching a bit at the top, at least in the photo.



Now, this piece has yet to be blocked (also, I need to weave in ends on both this and clapotis), so blocking might work some wonders - though I can't say I'm too optimistic about that.

Overall I would say that I don't think I did too terrible of a job with this being my first sweater and all. I think I have some things to learn about fit including trying the piece on more, taking accurate measurements, and trusting myself to make the right decisions.

Now I have to figure out what to start next....I'm thinking the Retro Redux Shrug.