Jun 2, 2008

Knitting Talk...finally

I know it's been a while since I've posted about knitting, this doesn't mean it's out of my mind. You may remember the yarn I received from Meredith for my birthday. I was procrastinating on finishing the project because I feared the yoke of the neck was too short and would lie wrong. I pushed myself to go to knitting group tonight so that I could sit with no distractions and finish the seaming.

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The sweater really turned out great, except I was right in thinking the yoke didn't turn out right. There was no way I could tie the front in a cute little knot with such short ends. Luckily, fellow knitter to the rescue. Kari told me to knit a flap on the back (almost like a slot) to slide the other side through. It worked out great, and now I don't have to worry about strangling the baby for the sake of a cute knitted project.

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I love the beautiful simplicity of this pattern and it's ability to be unisex. The yarn is silky for cotton and light weight. I would love to knit with this yarn again.

Some of you may have noticed I'm not completely done - I still have to sew on buttons. I have yet to sew buttons on (now) all three of the baby sweaters I've made. I'll do it eventually.

Project info:
Pattern: Quaker from The simply Sublime organic cotton dk book
Yarn: Sublime Organic Cotton dk (3 balls)
Size: second size up for 51" chest

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another winning project for Ang! I can't remember the color of the yarn, so please refresh our memory. There are some adorable buttons out there to dazzle the yarn with. Have fun!

Anonymous said...

What a cute little sweater!! Looks like it was fun to knit. You'll know where to adjust the pattern next time. Linda