Monday 10 December 2007

Knit Happens

It is finished.

After 4 months of work, which began basically when I found out that I was pregnant, I have completed my first sweater!

So you may all be wondering, why does Sacha have an H on his sweater? What's his middle name? What is the Mustard's real last name? Well, I am sorry to tell you that the answer to the H lies in none of those questions. Sacha wears an H as homage to Harry Potter.

I bought this knitting book in the summer, determined to learn how to make a sweater and that Sacha could wear it this winter. It was going really well until I started getting sick from the pregnancy. I then put down my needles and didn't touch then until late October. I had almost completed the sweater when I decided to try it on him: the damn thing wouldn't fit over his head. Aw crap. I think it was partially from the pattern, partially from my binding-off too tight. So I had to take apart the collar and make it larger than the pattern asked, then I was able to sew the piece together and voilĂ !


Knit Happens


Pretty cute, if I do toot my own horn. And I have been known to toot on occasion...

17 comments:

  1. That's adorable! Congrats on finishing. My first sweater for my son is still too big, and I made it a year ago!

    http://www.lizandchris.com/knittingpretty

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  2. OMG! It looks awesome! The knitting nerd in me has 2 questions - did you manage to master the mattress stitch? And, is the "H" done in intarsia or duplicate stitches?

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  3. Andi: I mastered the mattress stitch (YES!) and the H is done in intarsia, although the pattern lets you choose either method.

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  4. Um...I think that is totally my sweater, and I want it back.

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  5. Awww, yes, that it totally adorable! And I'm very sorry you got rotavirus, but very glad that it wasn't your son... :)

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  6. That is just perfect! Very talented.

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  7. It's beautiful, I'm jealous.

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  8. That's your first one!! OMG. You did fantastic.

    Usually my first one of anything I make turns out like crap and I chuck it out. LOL

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  9. Awesome sweater. I totally wish I could knit.

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  10. Looks great. Now, are you taking orders, cuz I could use one with a big T on it...

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  11. Very cute! And the sweater is pretty adorable too. Miss you lots.

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  12. I love it! It's just adorable! Nice work.

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  13. Wow that is fantastic!! Great job! My knitting only happens when making Christmas stockings.

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  14. you're fibbing, right? that's not your first sweater...is it? seriously? it looks fabulous!

    btw, i can knit a mean....long scarf thingy....all in knit stitch with the occasional purl....ya, i suck at knitting. but my mom...you can't even see her hands moving, she knits so fast! seriously, i should take a video one day and show you...crazy! she knits the continental method...which way do you knit?

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