Knitting Help Needed!

[wrenb]

I cannot believe I said "yes" when my MIL asked me about knitting a simple shell for her for Lindsey's wedding. I have one month. Me. Who takes over a year to make a pair of socks. Yep. So I went to Lakeside Fibers after work, but they didn't have any patterns that fit the request (ballet neck, short or cap sleeves, dead easy, maybe in garter stitch so it flows over middle aged curves).

Mom had a top she liked that was like this, but it was in acrylic and itched (anything that started out life as a dinosaur itches her).
As you can see, it has little cap sleeves and it's in garter stitch worked sideways. The hem is slightly curved. The sleeves are separate pieces. The neck is more of a scoop than she'd like, so I'm supposed to aim for a wide scoop, a ballet neck (not boat). I found some great cotton/rayon blends that I might use.

Any ideas? I need this to be really really easy, so I don't have time to work up the pattern on my own.
Thanks!

Comments

[webhill.livejournal.com]

How about Grumperina's picovoli? It's not worked sideways but I don't know if that's a must-have for you. Picovoli is a top-down raglan. If you're on ravelry, there are hundreds on there. If not, I think grumperina herself has a gallery of them. A pic of mine is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/webhill/962592790/in/set-72157601118447234/

[wrenb.livejournal.com]

I think it's a little too sleeveless, but I'll check out the gallery. You look great in it! I wonder how it looks on a less curvy figure? Time to check it out.
Thanks!

[sunnyhunny.livejournal.com]

Knitty's Neiman? You could ignore the colorwork and shorten the sleeves.

Or T Twist? Maybe lengthen the sleeves?