the two week sweater?

Posted on | November 15, 2007 | 8 Comments

If anyone scrolled to the end of Monday’s post, you might remember that I mentioned knitting a sleeve over the weekend.  Well, now I have half a back…

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It’s the Notre Dame de Grace Pullover from the Summer IK, which some people might think is “dated” but I prefer to call “classic.”  :o)  Actually, it looked like a really simple, fast knit and it’s turning out to be just that.  It’s also something I see myself wearing a lot, a wardrobe staple.

I am questioning my yarn choice a little.  I went with Lamb’s Pride because (a) it’s cheap and (b) it’s soft and (c) it’s cheap.  I really like the shimmer of the mohair in the skein, but when it’s knit up, it can be a bit overwhelming.

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…fuzzy wuzzy was a bear…

I have this vision of wearing the sweater with a white cotton collared shirt, tweedy gray slightly-cropped pants and black leather boots and looking svelte and sophisticated and totally put-together.  I’m hoping the reality isn’t closer to Smokey the Bear in Drag.

There may be a small snag in this being a two week sweater, however.  I need to rip back to where the paper clip is in the first photo.  I added waist shaping and a little length to the body based on comments in Ravelry and I’m afraid doing so will cause me to run out of yarn.  I am determined not to buy more and as I bought all six skeins that my LYS had and I really hate alternating between two dyelots, I really want to knit this sweater with what I have on hand.  This has nothing to do with that box from Webs that arrived yesterday…I’ve taken to referring to yarn acquisitions as “clothes-in-the-making.”  It’s the same as buying clothes, right?  You just have to put them together!

 

Category: sweaters

Comments

8 Responses to “the two week sweater?”

  1. Carrie
    November 15th, 2007 @ 10:46 am

    Pretty! I suppose you can knit the thing, then if you run out of yarn, snip the cast on edge and unravel a bit from the bottom, and use that to finish up.

  2. Ginny
    November 15th, 2007 @ 12:05 pm

    Wow, girl, you are whipping right through that! When I finally get around to this pattern, my fantasy outfit is the sweater in a loden green or chestnut tweed; white collared shirt; my long, brown twill gored skirt and my black riding boots. See, I really need to make this because I already have everything else in my wardrobe. It’s really just a matter of efficiency.

  3. Tonia
    November 15th, 2007 @ 1:07 pm

    So very pretty. You are knitting that up quick.

  4. Tonni
    November 15th, 2007 @ 1:22 pm

    Yes – classic is THE word! If you end up not liking the sweater, you could always felt the thing and MAKE it for a stuffed bear!

  5. Jennifer
    November 15th, 2007 @ 2:15 pm

    D’oh!

  6. margene
    November 15th, 2007 @ 6:12 pm

    I like the way you think!

  7. Becky
    November 16th, 2007 @ 7:24 am

    I’m always impressed by anyone knitting a sweater. I haven’t attempted sweaterdom yet as I
    am always hoping to loose weight and I’d hate to spend all that time on something that I’m
    just going to have to rip out ’cause it’s too big. Oh, and I really like how you think:
    “clothes-in-the-making” is a wonderful rationalization. :-)

  8. Miss Scarlett
    November 17th, 2007 @ 6:58 am

    I think that sweater is a total classic – and it is going to look fabulous on you. The outfit you described sounds perfect.
    I love the thought of calling stash clothes-in-the-making. :-)