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posted by alison at 9:12 am | in cardi raye

Comments

Ooh, I love it, it is so cheerful!

Posted by: Louisa at May 31, 2004 10:17 AM

Knit, Alison, knit! :-)

Posted by: Becky at May 31, 2004 11:27 AM

O.k. where did you put the kids?

Posted by: Donna Boucher at May 31, 2004 1:04 PM

In a Race Against Time and The Elements, One Brave Woman Must Finish Her Cardi Raye in Order to SAVE THE WORLD!!! There Will Be Many Obstacles in Her Path, But Can She Overcome? Will She Complete.... The Cardi Raye Challenge?!?!?!?!?

Posted by: Jenn at May 31, 2004 3:23 PM

You go, Alison!!

Q: Does one order the ribbon for the front closure from Phildar directly?

I forgot about that when I downloaded the pattern.

Miranda II

Posted by: Miranda II at May 31, 2004 3:32 PM

approaching the finish line!

you go!

Posted by: froggy at May 31, 2004 3:33 PM

Wow ! You're fast.It's looking fab.

:0)

Posted by: Emma at May 31, 2004 3:49 PM

Beautiful colors. I love this project!

Posted by: LauraA at May 31, 2004 4:05 PM

Go Alison! Woo hoo! It's lookin' mighty fine :)

Posted by: Amy at May 31, 2004 5:30 PM

Lordy me, that was FAST!!

(looks mighty pretty)

Posted by: Leigh at May 31, 2004 8:25 PM

how exciting! It is all coming together in a lovely final sprint :) zippidy do dah!!

Posted by: Amy at May 31, 2004 8:54 PM

You are on a mission!

Posted by: Melissa at May 31, 2004 9:20 PM

That is going to be one sweet sweater when its finished.

Posted by: lisa at May 31, 2004 11:29 PM

Thanks everyone for the 'hope you get your yarn soon' thoughts! I'm so happy that it's finally here and I'm finally going to finish this sweater.

Very funny, Donna & Jenn!

Miranda, the satin band can be ordered at Phildar stores, as far as I know. If you know anyone in France, see if they can order it for
you. Or maybe some of the other women in the knitalong might know another
source. You can see the list of knitalongers at www.yarngirls.com. The Dutch site www.breiweb.nl sells kits of the yarn. And someone did
leave a comment on my site once saying that they have the satin band. So you
could check with them. They speak english, so you can write to them in
english. Their shipping to the US is steep, but if you really want it,
it's worth it! And of course, regular knit bands in the pink yarn would also look great too. And
you could add hooks & eyes to that. Good luck!

Posted by: alison at June 1, 2004 8:54 AM

Hi, that would have been me :) Breiweb does indeed have the pink satin hook and eye tape. Love the sweater and am getting ready to start mine soon I hope. You are an inspiration to me.

Posted by: LIndaM at June 1, 2004 11:21 AM