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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

IT IS FINISHED

Is it sacrilegious to use that phrase about a knitting project this close to Good Friday?

Nah, not when the knitting project is as monumental as this one, anyway.

(ZOT! That's me getting struck by lightning the next time I go outside.)

OK, on with the picture:

(you can click to see it larger)

It came out bigger than I thought. When I would hold the pieces up to Claire, it seemed as if the thing would be too small. Also, the shoulders are wider than I thought because the neck is more scooped than I thought, so the sleeves are a bit long. It'll fit her as she grows a bit, but it'll be sort of short in the midriff by the time her arms and shoulders are long/wide enough to fit it better.

It was a lot of fun to make, though. The weaving in of all the ends (ugh stripes) actually took longer than sewing the pieces together. And I still need to figure out if and how I need to block it. I mean, it's a cotton sweater; it will be worn and washed, so any blocking I do wouldn't last anyway. Experienced knitters, please help.

I recommend this project (the pattern, without stripes on the body and with simpler stripes on the sleeves, is here, although I resized it for C; the largest size they have is smaller than she is) for beginning knitters, since I am one and I managed it. :) This was a great project to help me learn to increase, join, and "pick up and knit", none of which I had done before (well, I've increased and joined in crochet projects, but... nevermind). Also, the cotton (Lily Sugar N Cream) is really easy to work with, and (especially bought on sale like I found it) cheap enough that you don't worry about wasting a ton of money if things go wrong.

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Posted by: debi at April 3, 2007 01:43 PM

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