So I finally got round to posting pictures of my finished Cinnabar. Even though I finished it in early December, the only excuse I have for not taking photos sooner is that I've been wearing it - a lot! I get lots of compliments on it and somebody said that they'd expect to go into a shop (for UK people, they specifically namechecked "somewhere like Next") and pay at least £40 for it. Not including my time, it cost me about £3.50 in wool from eBay, and that's including postage! I've also got enough wool left to make a winter wrap for my mother-in-law but that's a whole different project...

I made Cinnabar with a wool/mohair/acrylic mix. After a few rows, I realised that the wool was a wee bit too bulky, so I went down a hook size (5mm, not 6mm). Instead of making it longline as per Doris's finished garment, I wanted a shorter boxier look and I only did two rows of edging because that's all it needed to finish off. Having made a couple of Doris's other creations since Cinnabar, I know that I need to skip the last row before joining off and only do three foundation scs when joining to give a better fit, but because my Cinnabar is quite boxy, it still looks good.

I did have a few sticking points - Doris has kindly posted errata for the pattern - but I got there in the end. It took me 3 days longer than it should have because I couldn't work out the sleeves, but again, I persevered and got there in the end. However, having made one of Doris's creations, I found the next two really easy (4-S Vest and Eve's Rib Tunic) and I was confident about modifying the patterns to my size, shape, and taste.

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