Sun 27 Jun 2010
On Tuesday, I finished the second sleeve of the sunset sweater. After doing a little happy dance, I tried it on and promptly realized that I’d decreased a few too many stitches in those last 6 inches, and that the cuffs didn’t match.
After a few minutes of pouting, complaining, and unsuccessfully trying to convince myself I’d never notice, I tore back and began knitting the last 6 inches again.Â
Later that night, I snipped a stitch about an inch from the hem, and spent Wednesday evening in the basement sitting out our first-ever tornado warning while steadily unzipping a row of stitches. (Photo was taken on the porch after dinner on Tuesday, not in the basement on Wednesday…)
Then on Thursday and Friday, I added an extra 2 1/2 inches, and grafted it back on. I’m happy to say that the graft is all but invisible on both the outside:
and the inside:
I can feel the slight difference in tension where the graft is, but I can’t really see it, even on fairly close inspection.
Yesterday, I blocked.
Today, I tried it on.
And I now declare it perfect.
It definitely looks worth all the hard work you put into it! It is beautiful! The colors worked wonderfully, I really love them. It looks like it fits you really well. *round of applause* Wonderful job!
Liebe Erica,
das ist so ein schöner Pullover geworden, Gratulation. Wenn es dann wieder kalt wird wirst du ihn sicher gerne tragen. Wir haben hier jetzt 30°C und da sind Tops dann doch beliebter. Doch der nächste Herbst und Winter kommt bestimmt.
Viel Spaß mit dem Pullover und einen schönen Sommer wünscht
Cornelia
It *is* perfect!!! I love how the colors fell! It looks like a Trekking sweater!
You are right, it is perfect! I love everything about it, the colors, the fit, everything. I bet you wear that a TON!
Lovely! It looks like a great fit – something I’m still trying to master. I’m glad it worked out so well, even if you did have a bit of re-knitting (ouch!). You’ve reminded me that I really need to finish up a sweater or two.
I also declare it perfect, at risk of being boring. What a great sweater – hand dyed, hand spun, hand knit, even hand grafted! The neckline is especially nice – any notes there?
Once again – perfection comes from attention to details and being willing to rework them. So obvious, yet so difficult to execute. You did so wonderfully well.