ve been feeling rather monogamous in my knitting lately. As a result, the lilium is nearing completion. I was hoping to be picked for a test knit. This both gives me anxiety and a sense of fun. I don’t do test knits often, but if I see a project, I want to test knit, I’ll sign up. But alas, the designer had already filled the slots, and only two sizes were available for test knitting, and they would have been far too large for me to wear. The designer was sweet and sent me a 30% off any pattern in her store, so I’ll wait and buy the pattern when it comes out (I was gonna buy it anyway).

The reason test knits give a little anxiety is that I have a fear of committing my time. This stems from the fact that in my younger years, I would say yes to everything, even things I didn’t want to do, to make others happy. I’ve learned to say no, which has made me happier, but committing my time even when I want to sometimes makes me feel a little unsettled.

I changed the sleeves and the bottom hem. Instead of using ribbing, I made a simple hem at the bottom. Then I lengthened the sleeves, and I’m planning on a picot hem for them. I had thought about repeating the lace in the v-neck around the sleeves, but that I decided it would take away from the gorgeous v-neck. Here is the link to the pattern and the link to my Ravelry account if you want to follow along.

Link to my Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LdyVelvtPterson/lilium

Link to the pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lilium-6