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April 5, 2006
A Good Sweater and a Bad Throat
*finally* after many attempts and many tragedies, i have completed a sweater that really fits me! yay. my sister told me kind of the hourglass pattern over the phone, and armed with a swatch, a measuring tape, and my trusty calculator, i drew some great pictures of a boxy sweater and calculated all kinds of proportions. i was supposed to do a hem that turns inside out, but i decided that its kind of fun leaving it unfinished. also, i bound off the collar to tight, so i guess i cant really flip it in if i wanted to. i always bind off way too tight. alas. but who cares! this thing actually fits! from now on everything i make is going through a rigorous procession where swatches are made and stitches and rows get counted and products fit they they are supposed to! this is very exciting. but read this over again in a monotone voice, because i have strep throat and thats how i am talking right now. technically, this is my between-class-off-from-work nap-time, but dammit, i am so sick and tired of sleeping all day.
ok. here are the specs.
yarn: malabrigo luscious merino soft-as-can-be wool, saphire green, 3 + a little bit skeins
needles: size 9 circs
pattern: kind of hourglass? mostly just boring stockinette that doesnt require any thought. its raglan style...
fit: yes!
and dont forget the dinosaur!
the quality of these pics is kinda low. i guess my camera is hanging out with bacterial buddies too. nothing i can do about that but eat a popsicle and hope it makes both of us feel better!
Posted by SQ at April 5, 2006 9:59 AM
Comments
I love it! Great color and the dragon rocks!
Posted by: Kelly at April 5, 2006 11:06 AM
Faboo dino - it's my favorite! Is it just the camera, or does it have more contrast against the green than it seems? Lovely job.
Posted by: Lissa at April 5, 2006 11:09 AM
That looks great! That hourglass pattern is one of my favorites and I eventually plan on making another one soon.
Posted by: Angela at April 5, 2006 11:12 AM
SQ! Its so cute! The yarn doesn't pool at all, and the fit it stellar, and yay, I am so excited you knit a sweater that fits! Hope you feel better soon :-)
Posted by: your seeeeester at April 5, 2006 11:15 AM
yay! looks great and I love that color!! who knew that gauge swatches work? ;)
Posted by: yahaira at April 5, 2006 11:26 AM
Wow, what a great color and it fits you fabulously! Great Job!
Posted by: Lori at April 5, 2006 11:34 AM
Great job!! It looks really good. I love the dinosaur. Hope you feel better soon :)
Posted by: Kristy at April 5, 2006 12:49 PM
Your sweater looks fantastic. Did it really only take you less than 4 skeins of malabrigo? Did you change the gauge or make a teeny tiny size? I thought that the smallest size took 1000 yards for the hourglass sweater, but it would be much better to only buy 4 skeins instead of 5. The dinosaur is super cute, too. Great job!
Posted by: Illanna at April 5, 2006 2:21 PM
Great sweater. The hourglass is on my wish list.
Posted by: Stephanie at April 5, 2006 5:56 PM
super cute sweater SQ! I really like the dino on the side. Hope you feel better soon!
Posted by: Stefanie at April 5, 2006 5:57 PM
Love the colour ... love the dinosaur! Cute!
Posted by: Agnes at April 5, 2006 9:20 PM
I LOVE the dinosaur- he's so cute! That's such a creative little idea! ^-^v
Posted by: Foxylady at April 10, 2006 10:13 AM
I'd say, "This is awesome, you should knit me a sweater!" since we both know how much I love sweaters - well, *I* know. Apparently, though, as soon as you'd finished it I'd break up with you, so I'll settle for watching from afar for now.
Happy early birthday!
Posted by: Josh at April 11, 2006 8:41 PM
This is adorable on you! I love the color, the dino, and it's freakin' Malabrigo to boot. Kudos, dudette.
Posted by: tea bee at April 15, 2006 12:52 AM
That's awesome!! Totally worth the work! Here's a secret- bind off with a needle size at least 2 sizes bigger than what you were knitting with- it'll make that bind of looser, and a bit stretchy. Works for collars, the top cuffs of socks, cuff of sleeves worked top down.....
Posted by: Julia at April 16, 2006 1:23 PM
I live at 82317 Commonwealth in Seattle. Been up here before?
Posted by: Mike Flacklestein at August 4, 2006 12:56 AM
