Finally

Lots of finaly's!  I finally have finished, blocked and can wear my Cabletta!  Knit in Cascade 220 wool, I took a few liberties to make this a more useable garment for me.

I hate coats!  And... coats never fit right because of being "undertall"!  they are too long in the waist, just plain too long or the shoulders don't fit right or something.  I know it's me but it's the coat's fault, right???

So I tend to wear short coats or jackets or ruana's or knitted sweaters, heavy knitter sweaters.  Einstein coat comes to mind!  Made one?  Share it!

So when I decided to teach this class last spring, I read the pattern (never) and took measurements.  Then I realized that the young lady who designed this must be a bit taller and thinner (we won't go there), I knew I needed to make some changes.

Fortunately, this is a top-down construction with a twist.  Loved it.  Decided to eliminate the flared cable on the bottom half and just carry the central three cable down.  Used a twisted rib at the waist, bottom edge and cuffs of sleeves.  Of course I shortened the jacket part and the sleeves.

And now that it's blocked I will shorten the sleeves again!  About 1-1.5 inches.  Oh, I have short arms.  So here it is.  And now it's cool enough to wear!