Simultaneous FOs of Magnitude
Jun 12th, 2008 by jennie
Continuing the FO parade…
In April, I finished two large projects. One: my dissertation (all 252 pages of it).
The other: my Tangled Yoke Cardigan.
Now I know I’m the gazzillionth person to finish this sweater (according to Ravelry, there are 816 people who have knit it. And that’s just on Ravelry). But I don’t care. I love it. I love everything about it. I love it so much that I’ve been wearing it (at least until the heatwave hit) without buttons for almost two months because I can’t bear the idea of having to wait to wear it until I find appropriate buttons. And no, with all this wear, I *still* haven’t managed to take decent FO shots of it. And now it’s too damn hot. But you know what it looks like, and mine really isn’t all that different.
Pattern: Tangled Yoke Cardigan, Interweave, Fall 2007 (Rav link)
Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed in “Rust”
Needles: US 2 (!)
Thoughts: There isn’t a whole lot to be said about this sweater that hasn’t already been said. But here’s my two cents on the thing:
This sweater fits like a dream. I took the time to measure my favorite cardigan and make adjustments to the TY pattern to match (although there were few: I added two inches to the body length and two inches to the arms. I kinda wish I’d added another inch to the arms, as I apparently have *very* long arms. But no big deal). I had to drop down to size 2 needles to get gauge, but everything was completely spot on once I did. While the body got a little tedious (all that stockinette) the cables were a ton of fun (a word to the wise — read the set up row directions VERY carefully. And trust your gut. I had to redo mine three times because I was knitting while tired) and I learned a lot about cable construction while doing them. In fact, many new skills were acquired in the knitting of this sweater, including (but not limited to): picking up button bands so they don’t pucker; creating button holes; constructing a short row collar that looks good; and the wonders and joys of blocking (those puckers around the cables? They DO block out!). In the end, I love this sweater muchly, and wear it with great pride. I think it has converted me to sweater knitting — as soon as I finished this one, I went out and bought yarn for another sweater! So keep your eyes peeled for bigger and better projects to come. Tomorrow, the FO parade continues…
Yay dissertation! Yay sweater!
it’s a great sweater, and you did a really nice job on it. i really want to make this sweater, though i’m still sort of scared of those cables…
Hip, hip, hooray! Congrats on the diss. and the lovely sweater. That color is beautiful, and the cables looks great.
Congratulations on finishing your dissertation — YAY!!! =) And the sweater looks fabulous.
the TY is really a nice pattern. I love those continuous loop cables. Melissa Leapman’s next book is all those kinds.
Congratulations on both accounts! I love your sweater and the shawl pin. Do you mind sharing where you found that lovely pin I’m looking for one like it for my great grandmother’s birthday shawl. Thanks.
Too bad your dad didn’t keep up silver/gold working as a fun (and probably expensive) hobby, tell him he made a lovely shawl pin even if it was unintentional *big grin* I’d purchase one! Well off to find one I can purchase *la sigh*
I’ll definitely add you into the drawing for the Cat Bordhi book!
Good luck!
Congratulations on both accounts! The sweater is lovely and I can’t even think how satisfying it is to finish something as big as a dissertation. Yay you!
Holy Schmoley woman! That’s some dissertation and sweater! My hats off to you!
Congrats indeed on both!
Both very exciting FOs. I actually find the first one slightly more exciting, but a dissertation won’t keep you warm, will it?
Hooray on the dissertation *and* the sweater!! The latter looks really fantastic. Congrats!