The Secrets of Tortola

Last December on the Nautical Knitting Cruise I debuted Tortola. I was supposed to have two versions ready for the photo shoot, the cap sleeve and the tank . . .

Now that we are elbow deep into the knit along, it’s time to reveal

The Behind the Scenes Secrets of Tortola

So I didn’t finish the tank top version, so in a last minute, pre cruise decision, I ripped out one of the caps in the cap sleeve top, and picked up stitches for the icord bind off so I could show the students in the class (Secret Summer Topper, that was the class that got a sneak peek at the sweater) both versions.

One tiny problem . . . I was supposed to do a photoshoot for the pattern on the cruise. Laura Nelkin took the photos and we did our best to shoot one side and then the other. Here’s a few where I reveal the secret

It’s a cap sleeve

It’s a tank top

It’s both!!!

The other secret, I’m a TERRIBLE model. I can’t stop making faces, and Laura just kept shooting

That’s right, it takes about 10 photos to get one where I didn’t look like a dope, but Laura would not give up.

Finally she couldn’t stand it anymore and said “try walking towards me to relax”, as I walked (making silly faces the whole time), I’m sure Laura was considering jumping overboard

When I looked at the walking photos I really liked them and I wish that I had both sleeve caps on and wasn’t wearing the hair band that I just took off, around my wrist . . . photoshop to the rescue!!

Hairband on Wrist, One Sleeve

Add a sleeve, remove a hair band!

But that will be our little secret 🙂