I got it out again about a month ago and decided to make a concerted effort to finish it this year. I've been working several hours a day on it----any more time and the graph I followed started swimming before my eyes! For the last week I have been working on the "finishing up" nearly full time---I learned to make knitted facings and several other interesting techniques. For you readers that knit, you probably know that the fair-isle technique involves holding different colored yarns in each hand, so you are actually knitting both the "Continental" and the "English" (or American) methods at the same time. I actually found that method very rhythmical and relaxing once I got the technique down.
With the afternoon left before starting to pack for my trip, I decided I needed some sort of co-ordinating coat in case the weather turns cold. I had some good grey fleece and decided to make the "cocoon" coat that Shams just wrote about on her blog http://communingwithfabric.blogspot.com/
I made it just like her directions except that I cut a 24" slit up the middle front. This made mine shorter in the back and with more fabric to fold back on the front.
How ironic that while my sweater took the LONGEST time of anything I've ever made, the coat took just minutes!
I made a few more seasonal accessories to go with my outfit:
Mobius cowl
That's it for stuff for me---now I'm ready to start working on some Christmas presents for others! I'll be back next week to show those.
WOW, Peg! That sweater is AH-MAZ-ING. You have more persistence in the creative realm than most anyone I know. You look like you will be perfectly prepared for your holiday trip! And the cocoon coat is great. Happy holidays!!!
ReplyDeleteTime consuming, but so worth it. Beautiful sweater.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That sweater is beautiful, you must be quite pleased. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sweater, Peg! Have a great holiday...
ReplyDeleteHere's your third Wow! In fact I will give you three of them myself. Wow! Wow! Wow! That is one gorgeous sweater.
ReplyDeleteI like the two handed knitting technique. I've only used it a few times. The first time was on an 18" doll hat. I liked the continental style so much that I have knitted continental ever since.
Congratulations on finishing the Dale of Norway sweater! I can assure you that when I managed a knit shop we saw a lot of fingering weight go out, but not many completed projects coming in (people loved to come in and show off)! Enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeletePeg, your sweater is absolutely gorgeous! And I love your adaptation of Shams' cocoon coat, with the resulting draping front. I shall have to attempt one of these coats myself--perhaps this weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour sweater is beautiful and finished incredibly quickly! It would have taken me at least a year - if I ever finished at all. The cocoon was the perfect palate cleanser of quickness following that great Knitting Feat of Endurance! Big congrats at your success.
ReplyDeleteWow, your sweater is gorgeous! That's really time-consuming for you. But the result is truly amazing. And it's perfect with your accessories too! They look absolutely great. Congratulations!
ReplyDeletePeg, you are so very talented. Love the sweater. Martha
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sweater. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThat is a terrific sweater. But I do really like the cocoon coat that both you and Shams have made. I could manage that (I think).
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