Yayyy!! (Waiting until the end to decide on banding color)

Finished clue 3 and opted to use cC for collar. Black is my jam

So first off, I haven’t done the collar yet. I will most likely do that after the body as I am undecided on what I want. The outcome is so delicate and pretty, I’m not sure if I want to try something else out other than standard ribbing. Secondly, I got crazy. Not only did I do some razzle dazzle sparkles, but I decided to learn how to knit with beads so that the center pieces would look like the swooshes are connected to little flowers. I am an adventurous beginner is how I would frame my skills. I am late to finish bc of life and how extremely long it took to get the beads on and the final razzle dazzle sparkle alternating motif. The idea is having this central band of eye catching stuff and back to the muted dichromatic of the top yoke. I don’t know if these pictures really showcase but! I’ve learned a lot!!

This is the first time I’ve used slip stitches to create a texture. I misread the first chart, and did one less purl row, which resulted in a muted round of texture. I decided to go rogue with the color suggestions and make the second round pop, kind of like the difference between the Parthenon now versus how it must have looked when freshly built. So not all mistakes are detrimental, sometimes they are a happy accident as Bob Ross would say. I love the effect of a “worn” texture row falling into a “crisp” texture segment. I also could not help myself and added some razzle dazzle! My first mystery project and it’s so fun! I deliberately waited longer to start so I didn’t blow through it too fast hehe!

Everybody’s projects are looking so wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I finished up on the weekend, but I was considering ripping back and changing out my Colour B (the pale mint). Now, I think it has grown on me, but I’m not totally sure. I steam blocked clue 1, but not 2 yet, so hopefully that puckering will disappear when I do 🤞