I finally finished the sweater for the girl. Well, I actually finished it about a month ago, but then I did something stupid - something that I managed to fix, but I'll tell you all about that tomorrow*. In the meantime, here - at last - is the sweater on the girl, the girl having put together one of her inimitable outfits.
The reason the stripes look kooky is because the yarn was multi-colored, and it's a top down sweater pattern, pretty much knit all in one piece, and I was basically knitting back and forth from placket to placket. Oh well. Another lesson learned: multi-colored yarn behaves strangely unless you are knitting in the round.
In any case, I am happy to have completed another item off my FIFTY list.
*It's craft week here at the ranch. I'm in a flurry of projects.
07 March 2011
The Sweater
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It's fabulous. The stripes don't seem all that wonky - it sort of adds to the effect.
Handmade clothing for kids makes me melancholy - they outgrow it so soon.
Awesome job! I love it! I haven't been brave enough to knit for my kids because I know they will trash it and out grow it.
It's beautiful. Reminds me of the sweaters my grandmother made for me when I was a kid. And the stripes just make it look really handmade and one of a kind. This ia another nudge to get me to actually learn to knit.
Wow, it's beautiful. Love the colors. I don't think I'm going to learn to knit in this lifetime.
VERY impressive. I never got past the scarf stage.
She's so stylin'. And I don't get what you mean by the stripes being kooky. Maybe that's because kooky can't see itself.
Gorgeous!
I think it's beautiful.
The sweater is lovely. I like that the stripes are random,
more beautiful that way. She is lovely,too!
It's gorgeous! And the ensemble is great.
I like the stripes that way, too. And the boots.
I love it! So beautiful.
Wow - I'm impressed! And I like it just the way it is.
It's beautiful. And the zipper problem was nicely fielded.
I've done striped sweaters a lot. If you do make a buttonhole band, you can control the match of the stripes a lot easier. And, honest, knit buttonholes are not hard. It's a cast off/cast on technique and you can learn it in one. Sewing on the dratted buttons, especially on a baby sweater where you don't want baby to eat buttons, is another matter. I use a second button as a backer.
well done!! i think it looks fabulous!! and look, she can wear it...all i've ever knitted was a scarf. i so would like to be able to properly knit. but alas, i cannot...
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