I kept raveling and reknitting the Green Gable sweater until I realized that the problem was not the width of the neckline, the depth of the lace section in front, the shape of the sleeves, or the shaping around the bodice, but the simple fact that I could not think of an occasion when I would wear it, and also I don't much care for raglan sleeves because they make my shoulders look out of proportion. So I wound my yarn up again and started fresh with my own design. Because.
I'm still doing a top-down sweater, but this one is based on the top-down sweater with set-in sleeves (yes!) from Barbara Walker's Knitting from the Top. I'm adding some shaping details of my own to accommodate a tighter fit than she is working with, and so far it is coming along swimmingly.
