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February 20, 2005
A great sweater
Great sweater, started 8 Jan 05 finished 20 Jan 05
Pattern: Stitch n Bitch Big Sack sweater
This has turned out to be a fantastic sweater. I wear it all the time, and I'd wear it more if I could. It's warm and cozy but not too 'hot' (it's knit in Rowanspun Chunky in Blue Haze), and it's pleasingly both rugged and elegant. When I was knitting it up the fabric felt quite rigid and bulky, but with blocking in the wondrous lavender wool bath, it is now soft and drapey. It's enough to make me look forward to the cold snap that the weather people are predicting for the coming week.
Posted by Amelia at February 20, 2005 03:11 PM
Comments
It's gorgeous!! That's one of those sweaters I always look at making and am never sure it will look ok on - now I see how great it is! :)
Posted by: Jackie at February 20, 2005 09:53 PM
Oooh very nice, I like it very much :) I can't wait to get a look at the first Stitch n' Bitch book, I'm going to borrow it on interlibrary loan.
Posted by: Karlie at February 21, 2005 12:00 AM
Your sweater looks wonderful and one I'm sure you'll wear a lot. A 2 week sweater - what a speedy knitter you are!
Posted by: nona at February 21, 2005 03:24 AM
Love the sweater! I've been debating whether or not to cast that one on. Your's is actually more attactive than the picture they've got in the book where the model is tugging on the corner of it...I think you've convinced me...it looks like just the thing for banging around on the weekend - it was freezing here in Canada yesterday so I'm in the mood to knit something really cozy.
Posted by: Vicki at February 21, 2005 02:33 PM
Nice! I have wanted to make one of those too. I even purchase the yarn for it. Glad to see that you made it and you love it. Now I will just have to actually do this.
Posted by: Violet at February 21, 2005 04:16 PM