Stitchcraft summer top

I started knitting this in October last year as part of a knit-a-long which had an extended finish date of 31 December 2017.  Plenty of time to knit a short sleeved top I thought.  Well... by the time I'd done several swatches to see which would be the best size needles to use, the weather was getting pretty cold and I lost the impetus to finish something that I wouldn't wear for months.  Plus I had other, more seasonally appropriate, knitting to get done!

Pattern from the July 1938 issue of Stitchcraft

And so it languished for several months.  However as the days lengthened (sadly without the weather getting warmer) I decided I'd really like to get it finished, because I love the design and I knew it wouldn't take too long - the pattern is really easy once you get into the rhythm of it.  Plus of course short sleeves don't take long to knit.

I didn't do the collar because I didn't want that much wool round my neck in a lightweight top, so I altered the shaping of the neckline slightly and did a picked up 1 x 1 rib neckband.  Another change I made was to knit short row shoulders.

The flipside of the knitting not taking very long when it's in pieces is the time it takes to sew it up.  I can't remember now how long it took, but certainly a few hours.

I used Dream in Color Baby wool, which is sadly discontinued now as I would happily knit another of these tops with the same wool but different colours.  I've probably got something else suitable in my stash though if I'm honest...