shoot, I forgot to smile for the photoProject Details
Pattern: #73 Women's Top-Down Short-Sleeved Cardigan by SweaterBabe
Source: sweaterbabe.com
Yarn: roughly 8.5 skeins of Nashua Handknits Natural Focus Ecologie Wool
Needles: U.S. 10 Addi Natura bamboo circulars
Started: December 28, 2008
Finished: May 13, 2009
Size: knit the 44.5 inch size on smaller-than-recommended needles to obtain a smaller size
Made for: Mom
Modifications: 3/4 length sleeves; no pockets
Raveled
Can I get a woot-woot for my first adult-sized sweater? The sweater was knit to Mom's precise measurements, and miracle of miracles, it fit exactly!
Unfortunately I completely forgot to take a photo of her actually wearing the finished product. You'll just have to imagine the beautiful pewter buttons I found at the last minute at the same store where we originally picked out the yarn together. I've asked her to send a photo of herself wearing it, but most likely I'll have to wait to take one myself next time I see her.
It's quite a toasty garment, so she probably won't be wearing it any time soon, but with any luck it will become a favorite layer for those cold New England winters.
(Modifications added)
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2 comments:
It looks great! (Are you the same size as your mother? It looks like it fits you well, too.)
Thanks! I'm a bit smaller in the upper arms and tummy, but other than that, we're about the same. It was great, because I could try it on as I went along and got a sense of whether it was coming out ok.
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