Camisole No.4 - Grey Ver.

1 post 4 knitlog entries Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Finished August 11, 2025 Camisole No.4 - Grey Ver. The perfect drapey silk top Read the project post →

The knitting journal

From cast-on to bind-off, oldest first.

  1. My gauge is 12sts/2’’ after blocking, using US 4 needles. I can see through the fabric on the purl st and other ravelryer said it will stretch out after washing (though I didn’t find it’s a problem for my swatch), also …
  2. Yarn left: one ball 17g, another 51g. Swatch used 2g. Progress update: it’s now just below my chest. Tried it on and found out it has slight negative ease, not too much. Good. Turned out my gauge didn’t change much even …
  3. I unravelled the Italian bind-off and added appx. 2’’ to the lengh. It fits me very well and I love it! 28 yarn left.
  4. I finally got the mood to pick up the piece and unravel the strap yesterday! It went smoother than I thought - I made a very short 4 sts i-cord on the back and graft it into a loop shape. For the front, I redo the strap …