I love how this turned out and I have enough of the yarn left over to do one for me. The yarn was delightful to knit with and the black and the lace look great (maybe not the best to photograph). A classic little black cardigan.
Next up is a simple pullover gansey for Matt (sans pattern):
Ya, this has already gotten a lot of wear. Matt loves the yarn and the simple styling is very comfy. Definitely one of his favorite sweaters already.
Now something for me: the Tangled Yoke Cardigan:
I give this a mostly positive review. I find the yoke a little snug (as are those skinny sleeves), yet the bottom half is a little loose. When I wear it, I simply don't button the top button, and it's fine, but I don't think it gives me a lot of "flexibility". So it's not an around the house sweater. It's a special occassion where I don't have to move my arms a lot sweater. I love the weight/yarn on the sweater and I absolutely love the color. I'm just not sure the pattern ended up suiting me. It's a fairly recent finish, so we'll see how it goes over time.
Next up is the disaster of the year: Patrick.
Talk about not listening to the warning bells in your head! I knew this yarn was too heavy, but I loved how it looked. The pattern has the same armhold depth for all sizes. Matt hates bulky sleeves on his sweater. Plus the fact that this is a bulky yarn, it's simply not comfortable to wear. He looks like he's wearing full football pads on when he wears it. I've worn it, and all that bulk under the arms simply isn't comfortable. This is headed towards the frog pond... eventually. I will remake Patrick in a very different yarn (actually leaning towards Cotton Ease), but I'll make major adjustments to the sleeves.
So those are all the major projects for the year. I did fix several projects during the Olympics this year with great results (one of which was the Gedifra sweater shown earlier). Some scarves, some hats, some afghan blocks were also done.
So over all, a very productive year. I've discoverd that I like knitting for Matt a lot more than knitting for me (at 5'5" and a svelte 135 lbs, there's simply a lot less knitting involved!). Fortunately Matt loves wearing sweaters, and is proud to wear things I knit him.
Next up will be some things I've been working on recently. I am still feeling the hang over of Patrick a bit, so I've been cycling thru projects, casting on stuff (and frogging some of it) without much focus on a particular project. I would like to get back to Cassidy, as I still have the opportunity to have it by the end of the year.
A year well spent!
ReplyDeleteI think the one I admire the most is Matt's Sampler Cardigan. I really love that pattern. I looked it up, but being an Ample(54), it would never do for me, so I just admire. Kudos!
As for the Hey Teach..you did a wonderful job with that. However, you commented that it looks great on all body types...It really does not look nice on the busty Ample such as myself. I have seen the Feb Lady Sweater and the Hey Teach as finished objects being modeled by the knitters over on Ravelry and they look absolutely lovely as far as pattern is concerned, but make the bust look absolutely enormous and accentuated in an unattractive way.!
Anyway..the model I see on your page looks very nice and the sweaters being modeled in your reviews are very stylish.
It was a good year for you and Matt is struttin' in style!
teresa_anawim
Cindy, 2008 was a very successful year for you! You are very talented, and have inspired me to dedicate more time to my own knitting. At the risk of sounding like a Cindy-stalker, you helped me discover Janet Szabo, and I have ordered some back patterns from her. I intend to knit one of her sweaters soon. Keep up the good work!
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