I started it on Tuesday, and finished on Friday night.
It took exactly the same amount of yarn as a pair of socks.
I am not sure I have ever made fingering weight socks in 4 days, but this pattern was so addictive, that I simply could not stop.
I'm glad I didn't make it in lace weight, since I'm not sure it would have been a usable size for me. My dummy is a size 8, I'm a size 4 or 6 depending on the day. Just laid plain across the shoulders,
Then there's the option of draping it across like so
it doesn't cover much of the front.
But I do love the view from the back:
Then there's the option of draping it across like so
and I may just have to look for a little shawl pin next week at the Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair. :)
Project is raveled HERE.
Pattern: Citron (knitty.com, Winter 2009)
Yarn: Noro Kureyon sock, color# S236, one skein.
Needle: size 6/4 mm, 32 in addi lace
I should note here that I did not have enough yarn to do the ruffle at the end. I opted for 4 garter stitch rows after the last (Section 5) increase, and then bound off. I rather like the clean edging, and am not sad that I didn't get a ruffle.
Oh yeah -- and the obsession part? It has to do with color....
