Burnished Tunic

As of last night, my Burnished Tunic sweater is finished, and I am tempted to call it 'Tarnished' Tunic because of the color. Of course, 'tarnished' also has a negative connotation, and I don't want to saddle my sweater with that kind of reputation. I'm feeling pretty neutral about the color distribution--don't love it or hate it, though that in itself isn't neutral because I think I would love it if it were a solid color. With these varigated yarns, you can never tell how the colors might pattern themselves into stripes (like on the sleeves), blobs (like on the upper arm/shoulder areas), or not-quite-random enough swirls and patches (like on the front and back). I will never again use a varigated yarn on a sweater. It's either solids or kettle-dyes for me. And by kettle-dyes, I mean those yarns whose colors slightly vary in saturation only--all the same hue. I haven't seen too many crazy-looking examples made with those yarns.

The fit is truly amazing. It's just right, and I haven't even blocked it. My February Lady Sweater was too small at completion, but blocked to the perfect size. My Cabaret Raglan was too big at completion, and is still too big after blocking and gently drying in dryer. I'm seriously considering using some old bulky boucle yarn I have to make another version with a lower neckline. Not right away, but just 'someday.'

I did not make one single change to the pattern. I followed it exactly as written for my size. Yippee!

The pictures aren't so great since they were taken inside, but I was in too much of a hurry to wait for daylight.