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Finished Project: Demi

July 13, 2011 Peneloping

Pattern: Demi by Kim Hargreaves
Yarn: Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool, 2 skeins
Started: June 19, 2011
Finished: July 8, 2011

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I know I’ve said it a thousand times by now, but holy crap this sweater knitted up so fast!

I’d been wanting to make it for ages but I’d never made a cabled sweater before and thought I should get some practice by working on a free pattern before spending money on something I might decide was too hard.

Yeah, in retrospect, that was a really backwards plan. Mostly because the free “practice” pattern turned out to be Beatnik, which was so much harder. And in the end, I got Vintage Knits from the library and didn’t pay a penny for the Demi pattern anyway.

This pattern though! I love it. It’s one of those patterns that’s just hard enough to not be monotonous but still doable without checking the charts every other row, which is a good thing because the charts in the book are tiny. Anyway, the point is I’m pretty sure this pattern is magical because every time I sat down to knit, I would suddenly look down and notice that I’d cranked out several inches in an impossibly short amount of time.

No, seriously. It’s like fairies jump out and knit for me while I’m not paying attention.

Finished Project: Beatnik

July 5, 2011 peneloping

Pattern: Beatnik by Norah Gaughan
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Barn Red, 6 skeins (I think)
Started: March 12, 2011
Finished: June 24, 2011

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For a while I didn’t think I was actually going to finish this sweater. This is by far the most complicated sweater project I’ve done yet. I’m blaming the fact that nearly every damn line of the chart has a cable or three so it’s impossible to memorize.

I’ve gotten to the point where I can crank out quite a few inches of knitting in a night after work, but I came to a grinding halt with this sweater for a few weeks because the most I could finish in one night was one pattern repeat. It was far too complex to bring as a travel project, what with having to check the chart every few stitches. And once I’ve finished the back panel I just couldn’t bring myself to jump into doing it all over again for the front.

But now, it’s done! And it’s glorious.

And thank god it fits, or there would’ve been weeping.

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Finished Project: Damask

May 27, 2011 Peneloping

Pattern: Damask by Kitman Figueroa
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock, 1 skein
Started: May 11, 2011
Finished: May 23, 2011

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Have I mentioned how much I’m in love with this pattern? And the yarns?? The pattern came with three available sizes and all the small took was most of one skein of Malabrigo Sock yarn.

Fresh off the needles it looked so soft and squishy and on the smallish side.

The border is my favorite. 🙂 And this is before blocking!

I soaked it for about fifteen minutes, rolled it up in a towel and stepped on it, and then pinned it to the carpet where the wingspan grew to 50″ wide.

The pattern looks a lot more complicated than it is. It was a little overwhelming at the beginning because it starts off with nearly 300 stitches to keep track of and every row feels like it takes a decade to finish.

I’m pretty sure knitting lace is my new favorite thing.

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Finished Project: Aidez

May 15, 2011 Peneloping

Pattern: Aidez by Cirilia Rose
Yarn: Lion Brand Chunky in Wheat, 6 skeins (I think)
Started: April 22, 2011
Finished: May 12, 2011

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I’m pretty terrible at posting photos of FO’s, I know.

This sweater was my I’m-tired-of-staring-at-forest-green-and-doing-one-kind-of-cable-until-my-eyes-and-fingers-are-bleeding-simultaneously project whilst I was scrambling to finish Boyfriend’s birthday present on time. I wanted something interesting without being too complicated to be a side project, but also something quick. Why I didn’t choose a hat or mittens or even socks is beyond me.

It’s a little thicker than I thought it was going to be, but I think that will end up being a good thing when I move to the Boston, or as I’ve been referring to it, the Land of Ice and Snow.

My only gripe with this pattern is that the designer made an error with the lattice cabling in the back, and made the chart/directions in the pattern match her mistake. She points it out clearly in the photo but I would’ve liked another mention of it in the directions as you begin the lattice work. Maybe a huge red “THIS IS INCORRECT” next to the row in question so I wouldn’t have ended up ripping out eight inches of cabling because I didn’t realize I was recreating her mistake.

I love when sweaters look tons more complicated than they actually are.

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Finished Project: Hermione’s Fair Isle sweater

March 27, 2011 Peneloping

Pattern: Of Hallows and Horcruxes by Megan Murray
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted weight in Lake Ice Heather, Arctic Pool Heather, White, and Mist
Started: February 22, 2011
Finished: March 4, 2011

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I know I’ve been promising to post pictures of this for ages, anddd here it is, finally!

I’m still so glad I decided to redo this sweater. The first version was definitely a learning experience but thinking back, I really had no idea what I was doing. I contemplating lining the hood on this one like the other one, but I really like it better as a thicker cardigan than as a fluffy heavy knitted coat, which is more of the effect I got with the lining.

I am also contemplating redoing the sleeves, at least several inches up the arm. Right now they’re really wide and kind of shorter than I would like. For some reason I feel awkward about my wrists so I like being able to hide my hands up to where the fingers start. Plus, from looking at a lot of the movie stills, I noticed that in most of the scenes she has the sleeves folded down to normal sleeve length so I think they’re supposed to be ridiculously long.

Not gonna lie, these are waist-up photos because I’m wearing tiny little running shorts. What can I say, it’s laundry day. 🙂

*edit* Yeah, I went back and did some ripping and made the sleeves extra long. Now it’s super cuddly.

I’ve been getting some questions about commissions. If you’re interested in knitting this sweater yourself, Megan Murray on Ravelry is selling a lovely multi-sized pattern on Ravelry for $5. Just follow the link on the top of the page.

If you’d like one knitted for you based on my set of haphazardly scribbled notes that can barely be called a pattern and therefore is not for sale, send me an email at wbkpd1@gmail.com with your chest size for a quote. Just remember that this is a full on sweater with a hood, which means it can get quite time consuming and therefore on the expensive side.

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