Buttercup Sweater (sort of)

I finished this sweater almost a month ago, have already worn it a few times and still hadn't found an opportunity to photograph it.  Rain, rain go away!  I decided today was going to be the day even when the little window of time I had with Paul to just happened to coincide with some harsh lighting and wet hair.  Oh well, at least the sweater looks good!

I am totally happy with this garment.  Probably the happiest I have been with any garment I have ever made. The color, fiber, fit and pattern all worked in my favor on this one!  This tee is a very heavily modified version of Buttercup.

I knit this out of Hempathy yarn, so I expect it will just keep getting better as it should soften with wear. Bonus: this was (deep!) stash yarn, leftover from a previous project!

I liked the neckline and the lace panel.  Everything else, I modified.

My modifications included adding side shaping (increases and decreases) to give it a hourglass shape.  I didn't keep track of the shaping, but I did try it on a lot of times as I went along.  I also omitted the puffed sleeves, the gathering at the back of the neck and the increases under the lace panel.  I shortened the overall length and finished with a short garter rib instead of the lace edging.  I guess I didn't really need to buy the pattern since I almost made a totally different sweater, but now I know an interesting construction for a front lace panel and that was worth the price of the pattern.

Tchazo wanted to get a little bit of loving during the photo shoot.
Thanks to Paul for taking the pictures!

I will definitely knit more tee-style sweaters out of Hempathy.  It is really comfortable to wear and comes in a lot of wonderful colors.

ETA - Ravelry link to my project.