Due to the mundane activities of molding, wrapping, painting, and tying that is happening here at chez pixie, I have decided to show you the finish Cecilia Chemise. Believe you me, the groans, wire cuts, fights with tulle, and spills of paint are not something you want to hear about until I have the sense enough to laugh at my own poor scheduling skills. Instead, I bid look. It’s pretty.

Many thanks to my darling daughter for obliging her dear mother with photography.

She said she’s proud of herself because she’s getting the hang of it.

She only caught a bad face once or twice.

The pattern: Cecilia Chemise (cropped version) by Stitch Diva Studios
The yarn: Firefly by Classic Elite, color is Hyacinth. This yarn is a beautiful linen viscose blend with fantastic drape. It was a bit splitty and I often pulled out bits of grass and hay that had been spun in, but the yarn feels nice and has a wonderful sheen.
This was such a quick project. The body is knit in a rectangle, pretty much, with simple bust shaping that really works. I think the line of the cropped version is very slimming, but you can adjust the length to suit your needs. the lacy edging and sleeves are a nice, feminine touch, and the lace is not at all complicated.
The one problem that did crop up for me was those blasted straps. I made them too long, got them sewn in before realizing this, and had to rip them out and remove several repeats. Started sewing them back in again, only to realize I had sewn them in on the wrong side. Before ripping them out, realized again that they were still too long anyway. Ripped them out, ripped out several repeats more, and sewed them back in.
I wore this in DC, and the straps continued to stretch, and are again about an inch too long. *whimper* I do not want to rip them out again. I am thinking of giving this a warm bath, and once it is dry and the stitches are tight again, weaving a pretty satin ribbon through the straight edge of the strap and sewing it in place. This project will have to wait until next week, since I have the Custer Street Fair to look forward to this weekend (and pull my hair out over throughout the next two evenings.)