The last sweater before summer: warm wool, and svelte cables.
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| ...stitched into reality from a dream... |
Yarn:
Paton's Classic Wool, 3 Skeins, colorway "Bright Red"
Size: 34" (2" negative ease)
Needles: Size US 6 (4mm)
Pattern: I fell hard in love for this
Orange Cabled Pullover from Untangling Knots and worked the magic math until I got something like it. Though she worked hers from the top down, I took the reverse approach.
I truly love love LOVE this sweater. It makes me so happy, and so proud, and yet so... self conscious! Seriously, I have nothing in the closet at all to wear with this sweater, and I am not generally the kind of person who wears cropped sweaters anyway. So you might wonder why I decided to make a sweater that I was pretty sure I would rarely, if ever, wear.
Answer: I am a true process knitter. I wanted to make those cables, and I wanted to see if I could take a picture of a lovely sweater and duplicate it without a pattern. It's really truly not perfect, and I had a lot of trouble getting this finished object but now that it's here? I'm going to go and buy a dress that makes it look AWESOME and wear it all Autumn long! Luckily, I have all summer to find such a dress.
For now I'm going to block it (the shoulders need special attention) and leave it to dry, and you can expect to hear more about this sweater soon. ^_^
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| (before blocking) |
See more finished objects with
Tamis Amis.
It looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWWOOOOOOWWWWW!! You are amazing! This turned out spifferiffic!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing, that you could create such a beautiful sweater from a picture!!! Go buy that dress, because that sweater is worth being worn.
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing, you did such a great job translating a picture into that :) Definitely buy the dress to go with it, because it looks great on you :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! Great color, beautiful cables, it looks gorgeous on you!
ReplyDeleteoooooh this is so cute - love the colour and LOVE the cropped look!
ReplyDeleteGood job! It's a great colour and very cute.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, though I would want mine longer for more warmth. Great cables.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing accomplisment. I hope you stop feeling self-conscious and wear this beautiful cropped sweater lots and lots!
ReplyDeleteIt really is gorgeous!! I think wearing it over a dress is a great idea. It would give another layer to your look but you wouldn't feel exposed.
ReplyDeleteAnd I tend to make things I'll never use for the same reason...and then I gift them! :-)
Super duper! I love the colour and the cables! I would have the same problem, cropped sweaters and me are enemies!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is truly lovely! I know you'll find just the perfect dress to go with it :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, really looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteyou look like a hipster! orange was an especially good color on you too! ug, you are so amazing! how did you make your own patter?!
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing sweater. Love it and adore the colour
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