This summer shell with optional shaping and optional rear hook & eye closure knits up beautifully in bamboo yarn.
The optional leaf and diamond lace shoulder bands attach with buttons and hooks & eyes, and add style and warmth in the same or a contrasting color.
I was almost done knitting and writing up this pattern when my tendonitis kicked in. The pattern was a commission from Bella Knitting. They will be selling knitting projects with everything you need from the yarn to the buttons and hooks & eyes, along with the pattern. Or you can just buy the pattern here on my store website.
You may remember when I swatched for this project, and when I had some difficulty not once, but twice, and when I finally started getting somewhere with it.
Now for tons more pictures… [WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY POST]
First, the shell itself.
A detail of the optional hook & eye rear closure.
A detail of the stitch pattern.
The optional Leaf Shoulder Band.
A detail of the button attachment.
A detail of the stitch pattern.
The optional Diamond Lace Shoulder Band.
I may only be 3/4 of the way done with this shoulder band… but would you know if I hadn’t have told you? It’s first on my list of things to finish up when I can start knitting again…
A detail of the button attachment.
A detail of the stitch pattern.
You can check out the pattern on Ravelry here.
The Flickr gallery is here.
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