Nearly done

I'm so near the finish now, but have slowed down because I'm a little bit bored with dark brown and also not sure that the end result is going to be quite as I hoped. Never mind, it's not too bad and the recipient has tried it on a couple of times and so I know it does fit. In the top picture I've pinned the neck together. You can see that the left shoulder saddle is finished to the neckline and the right-hand saddle is just creeping in.

Here's the way the top of the saddle met the diagonals of the placket:

I had hoped to be able somehow to carry on the lines of the placket but I just couldn't work out how. I modified the decreases from the saddle slightly to give the illusion that the ribs coming up from the placket were going over the horizontal ribs of the shoulder, but without huge success. What has worked quite well is changing from stocking stitch to 2x2 ribbing for the shoulder. The ribbing will carry on round the back of the neck. It's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle at the moment, but I think it will work!

I'm rather distracted by an invitation to join the Twined Knitting group on Ravelry. I've always wanted to learn how to do that!

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[dawn]

I'm so jealous, look at your progress! I'm still on the back of the waistcoat. Twined knitting is just up your street, go on, join the group!