Sometimes I like to think about the mileage my hands traverse with skeins of yarn. Ok, so I don’t have the exact mileage on this one, but I know I used four full skeins of Ella Rae Lace Merino in Dark Teal (1840 yards) and I probably used at least 1oo yards of leftover Ella Rae Lace Merino in color #9 for the pockets, rounding out to about 1.1 miles of knitting. That’s a workout for the hands over many many hours. I don’t keep track of those hours. Sometimes non-knitters are completely shocked by the time that goes into a piece. While this one required almost zero thought, it did require a substantial chunk of time. I’d say maybe 80-100 hours. But that’s just a guess. 
I’m incredibly pleased with the result. This was just what my wardrobe needed. I love my first Still Light Tunic immensely and wear it often. I think this one will get weekly wear (or maybe more) as long as the weather has some cooler days. 
I did a contrast color in the pockets because I thought it would be pretty and I really wanted to avoid breaking into a fifth skein of Ella Rae so I could exchange it for another yarn I’d been obsessing over in my LYS. 
For me, this pattern is pretty perfect as written. I don’t think I made a single change to the instructions at all, which is really saying something. I knit this in the small size because that’s the size of my first one. My first version was still flattering on my post-baby-dreaming-of-all-my-smaller-clothes body, so I went with that again. Plus, superwash yarns like this have a tendency to G-R-O-W when they get wet. I still haven’t wet blocked this baby. I was to eager to wear it so I put it on a dress form, gave it a quick steam, and wore it the next day. 
Just one tiny button. 
And I’m doing weird things with the pockets here, but whatevs. This is a dress with pockets. Not so functional that they can carry a heavy cell phone without drooping in a weird way, but pockets that give you a place to put your hands when you want a place to put your hands. You can dress this baby up or down. This is going to be one of my new favorites.
I am dreaming up (and now have the yarn for) some fantastically fun things coming up. I can’t wait to share more projects soon!
I love this sweater – perfect fit too!
So cute!
It’s beautiful! I love the contrasting pockets – good design feature. Fit is perfect.
Thanks! I love it too. 🙂
I want one!
Love your posts…you are everything that I aspire to be as a knitter. Thanks for sharing!!
You’re so sweet for saying so! Thanks!
Ooooh this is lovely! The colors and fit are perfect.
Thank you! The color mesmerized me while I was knitting.
Beautiful! And it looks absolutely perfect on you.
Thanks so much!
Absolutely beautiful! Your first Still Light was inspiration for me to tackle my own! Can’t wait to see what comes off your needles next!
I’m so glad that inspired you!
I’m finishing one up right now, just the sleeves to go. This is great motivation!
You’re going to love it!
Wow. Putting this one at the top of my list! Impressed.
It looks fabulous on you. 🙂
Love it! I am knitting a colorblocked Still Light right now. I had put it down because I discovered my first color is actually two different lots, but seeing how cute your tunic is, I really want to get it started back up again!
Oooh! A color block version sounds fantastic.
Thanks! I will be sure to blog it 🙂
beautiful job! well worth the time (and you are right, non-knitters have no clue!)
I love the sweater! The colors are so beautiful!
I like the idea of mileage achieved through knitting!
Wow! That looks fantastic on you. Everything about it – the fit, the color, everything, is perfect and I love the contrasting colored pockets. Congrats on a job well done!
Thanks so much! I adore it.
Cassy, it looks so damn good!! Love the bright pockets, the overall color is amazing, and the fit is thumbs up. And when did you get pink tips? I keep thinking about doing something like that, but can’t decide on a colour…
Julie, the color was a spontaneous thing a couple of weeks ago. I already had lighter tips so I just tried out the color for fun. 🙂 And thanks!
That pop of extra color in the pockets is really nice. Looks like it can be kind of a “pick-me-up” in your day if you were to just look down to it when things get stressful.
I never thought of it that way but I really like that.
Love the design, although I’m not sure I can wear it – perhaps a little “clingy” for me – however I may change my mind – I’ve been following this design for a while now!
It’s even more flattering when I’m not being awkward trying to take photos of it!
You look so happy in your new tunic! The fit is great and the contrasting pockets are such a fun little detail! Thumbs up for the result!!!
Thanks! I am so very happy each time I wear it.
Serious knitting. It looks great on you 💙
Thanks!
It looks fantastic! Great yarn color!
This looks awesome! I love the wee bit of colour peeking out the pocket 🙂
Thanks! I wasn’t sure if I would like it, but after it was done I really did.