I’d like you to meet Maude

Posted on | May 14, 2008 | 21 Comments

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She’s a dummy.  She has no ears, so it doesn’t offend her when I call her that.  She’s a little sumpin-sumpin I found on Craigslist for forty bucks.  Even though she does not adjust to my current measurements, I saw her as a good investment and incentive to get down to HER measurements.  I can’t have a dummy showing me up, can I?  I don’t want to come home one day and find SB and Maude having cocktails.  Lounging in the hot tub.  Dancing the Rumba. 

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Why yes, she IS sporting a finished Hexacomb Cardi!  I decided on a whim to finish it last Friday.  It didn’t take any time and I really like the way it looks.  Just not on me.  Maude can keep it for awhile.  Maybe she’ll fix the buttons for me – they’re too heavy and don’t look quite right.  For the time being, though, I’m considering this DONE! 

Pattern:  Hexacomb Cardi from the 2008 Spring Interweave Knits, size 38 3/4

Modifications:  I knit the body 3″ longer than the pattern specifies.

Yarn:  Artful Yarns by Cliche from Webs, about 6 balls main color, 1 ball contrast

Thoughts:  I really like  this yarn.  It has a good amount of twist to it, so it’s not splitty for a cotton/linen/acrylic yarn.  I’d buy more if I weren’t already drowning in yarn.  The pattern was easy and seaming wasn’t so horrible, once I got a proper seaming needle (with the bent tip – it made ALL the difference!).  Weaving in the ends, yeah, that wasn’t fun with the contrasting edges, but I’ve had worse.  All in all, it’s a pretty sweater, it fits me, I just don’t like how it looks on me.  Maybe I haven’t found the proper undershirt yet, I don’t know. 

At any rate, I’m happy to have FINISHED it.  And I’ve already started something new…

Category: Finished Objects, sweaters

Comments

21 Responses to “I’d like you to meet Maude”

  1. Carrie
    May 14th, 2008 @ 10:27 am

    Pretty!

  2. margene
    May 14th, 2008 @ 11:23 am

    Hi Maude! Nice of you to help out Elizabeth! Cute sweater you’ve go there.

  3. Paula
    May 14th, 2008 @ 11:51 am

    Hey, my dress form is named Maud, and is OK, except for larger bust, hee hee. Garments need ease, right? Yours has a very nice sweater.

  4. Shannon
    May 14th, 2008 @ 12:33 pm

    I love the cardi and Maude!

  5. Jessi
    May 14th, 2008 @ 12:49 pm

    You crack me up. :-)

  6. Octopus Knits
    May 14th, 2008 @ 1:51 pm

    Welcome, Maude! You are doing an excellent job of modeling the Hexacomb Cardi : )

    P.S. I really enjoyed the pictures from your guild’s picnic!

  7. mel
    May 14th, 2008 @ 2:36 pm

    Hi Maude!! That sweater Elizabeth’s letting you borrow looks great :)

  8. Heather
    May 14th, 2008 @ 4:39 pm

    Maude looks fab in the cardi. Great Job!

  9. wendy g
    May 14th, 2008 @ 6:56 pm

    Beautiful sweater Elizabeth!

  10. Jen
    May 14th, 2008 @ 8:07 pm

    It’s gorgeous! What a good idea for incentive.

  11. Emily
    May 14th, 2008 @ 8:25 pm

    Hiya, Maude! I bet we’ll be seeing a lot of you. Hopefully you’ll be dressed in more pretty things!

  12. kv
    May 14th, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

    lovely dummy, nice dummy–even if she is a little too skinny….

  13. Jen
    May 14th, 2008 @ 11:39 pm

    I think your sweater AND Maude are lovely! I think it highly respectable that you rescued her from that awful Craig.

    p.s. You know I can throw you a line with all that yarn you’re drowning in, right?

  14. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama
    May 15th, 2008 @ 8:50 am

    AWESOME sweater!!!! I know you are so tickled to have it completed…and while it does look fantastic on Maude…I know it will look even better on you!!!

    Maude is going to be the best dressed dummy around!!! LOL!!!

  15. rebecca
    May 15th, 2008 @ 10:40 am

    looks nice on Maude, but would likely look even lovelier on YOU!

  16. cyndy
    May 15th, 2008 @ 12:10 pm

    The cardi looks fabulous! (i can’t imagine it being 3″ shorter, so I like your modifications) I really like that color and texture…and I hope you find the right undershirt.

  17. joyce
    May 15th, 2008 @ 3:09 pm

    goodness, that sweater is stunning woman! i would wear it.

  18. grace
    May 15th, 2008 @ 3:36 pm

    Gorgeous cardi!

  19. angelarae
    May 17th, 2008 @ 9:18 am

    Love your cardi! I thought about knitting this one, too! I could use a good cardigan.
    Ang

  20. angelarae
    May 17th, 2008 @ 12:45 pm

    Let’s have a closeup of the buttons. They look okay to me from this distance….
    Ang

  21. Miss Scarlett
    May 21st, 2008 @ 11:33 pm

    Your cardigan is awesome – Maude’s a great find too.

    I think the buttons look good. Maybe it’s different in real life?