the blue blog archives: phew

I am so thrilled to have finished something other than a hat! (Let's face it, it's been ages since I've finished a sweater.) But even more exciting than having finally gotten this non-finishing monkey off my back, is finally getting to see this cutie patootie little stripy sweater on my wee one.

Wee loves the sweater so much, she didn't mind posing for extra pics at all. So here's a back shot!

I love the colors on her. The Mandarin Petit cotton is so lovely. Doing the stripes and carrying all those balls of yarn was a bit of a nightmare, but it's a fabulous sweater. And it's still plenty long on her, so I hope she'll still be able to wear it in the Fall.

posted by alison at 4:49 pm | in baby chic

Comments

Really cute:), esp. the model!

Posted by: Jeanie at March 22, 2010 4:58 PM

It's perfect! It looks as if Wee will wear it in the Fall for sure, and maybe even next winter. Lots of length in the body and sleeves. That was smart planning! I love the colours and the sweet little girlie wearing the sweater! :)

Posted by: samm at March 22, 2010 4:59 PM

Adorable! I've been wondering though, why did you carry the balls of yarn? Could you have just cut them off and woven them in later?

Posted by: Teresa at March 22, 2010 5:20 PM

Exactly, Teresa, I could have cut them off and woven ALL of them in later. About half the stripes in the sweater are one round - that was too many ends for me to even think about!

Posted by: ALISON at March 22, 2010 5:22 PM

The one time I did a stripey sweater the instructions had a tip for how to weave in ends as you go... after I got the hang of it I thought it was easy, almost as fast as just plain knitting, and then I didn't have to carry a lot of different colors! The original instructions were in the pamphlet for Knit Picks Fibonacci sweater, but a quick search online showed descriptions there as well. For example: http://sockpr0n.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-weave-in-ends-while-knitting.html

For next time. :-)

Posted by: Teresa at March 22, 2010 5:42 PM

Great job! I finished a sweater with a zipper today--then realized I sewed the zipper in backwards. Sewing in ends sounds like a breeze today...

Posted by: Dava at March 22, 2010 5:50 PM

Wee one's colorful sweater is just beautiful on her. I love all the different colors and what is better than a sweater finished, one that will for longer than a season!

Posted by: sue at March 22, 2010 6:23 PM

So cute. Wee and the sweater are adorable.

Posted by: Suzanne at March 22, 2010 6:48 PM

It cam out even nicer than I thought it would. Looks great on Wee & it looks like a perfect year round (or near year round) weight for a sweater.

Posted by: Donna at March 22, 2010 6:57 PM

Wow!! That sweater is amazing! I love it. So adorable.

Posted by: staci at March 22, 2010 7:29 PM

Congratulations! It was most definitely worth all the work! And Wee One will probably wear it until it drops off her. You most definitely know your daughter.

Posted by: Chloe at March 22, 2010 8:34 PM

So lovely

Posted by: Darci at March 22, 2010 10:18 PM

Holy Moly, Guacamole!!!!!!! It is beautiful. I'm so glad to see it off the needles and on her wee highness! Congratulations.

Posted by: Sandee at March 23, 2010 12:57 AM

it is absolutely gorgeous, and goes absolutely perfectly well with her coloring. Congrats!

Posted by: Lara900 at March 23, 2010 5:06 AM

Awwww. You really must have the patience of the gods. I look at that lovely sweater and start to break out in a sweat imagining all the ends that had to be woven in. I'm in awe of your patience. Wee one looks so happy in her new sweater. So sweet.

Posted by: Jennifer at March 23, 2010 6:55 AM

Love it!!!!!! It really does look good on her!

Posted by: Allison at March 23, 2010 7:27 AM

What a commitment! It looks fantastic on her!

Posted by: grumperina at March 23, 2010 8:38 AM

I've been watching your progress on this sweater and it finished beautifully. Congratulations!

Posted by: Elizabeth at March 23, 2010 8:56 AM

The sweater is beautiful. She looks so happy in it!

Posted by: SockPixie at March 23, 2010 8:58 AM

Cute model and sweater.

Posted by: cyndy at March 23, 2010 9:02 AM

It looks GREAT!

Posted by: Samantha at March 23, 2010 9:17 AM

Your color combo is positively inspired!

Posted by: Leslie at March 23, 2010 10:22 AM

Very cute! I love how it looks on wee one!

Posted by: Seanna Lea at March 23, 2010 11:06 AM

It's beautiful! Congratulations on finishing - I still have a sweater waiting for me (cue music from Jaws here.) :)

Posted by: Stacy at March 23, 2010 12:07 PM

Congrats on finishing! The sweater looks so perfect on her.

Posted by: Kate at March 23, 2010 12:24 PM

Well done! Even though you were feeling kind of under the weather, you produced a beautiful finished object! Good for you! :)

Posted by: Jess at March 23, 2010 1:56 PM

And it looks great! Wee is so precious with all those curls :) It looks like she's grown up overnight!

Posted by: Melissa at March 23, 2010 6:25 PM

contrats! she looks great in it, and now you don't have the looming guilt anymore, lol.

Posted by: CambriaW at March 23, 2010 10:51 PM

Gorgeous and well done! I know how hard it is to persist!

Posted by: emy at March 24, 2010 2:25 AM

looks awesome!

Posted by: chandra at March 24, 2010 10:24 AM

I couldn't not comment: it's beautiful and makes wee one glow!

Posted by: Barbara at March 24, 2010 9:59 PM

Sweet little sweater!

Posted by: Sheri at March 25, 2010 1:18 PM

It's adorable! Just like candy. The colours make you happy.

Posted by: Maria at March 29, 2010 1:38 PM