Have you read Sigrid's great account of Mitten Day? I loved it. Poignant, funny, and all sorts of, well, life just oozing out of every word she typed.
I also loved reading MAV's suggestions for handling a cold. Brilliant! I've been dealing with the lingering aftereffects of a cold myself, so this was a perfect read. Rarely does a cold knock me over and require a nap a day for an entire week, and still I'm not recovered yet. It's very odd. I know I know, my body's trying to tell me something. I am trying to listen -- why do you think I've indulged in those daily naps?
Also, I cannot decide what to knit next: this sweater or this bolero out of the white yarn I have on hand. Every Ravelrer I've seen has had major fit issues with the bolero, but for some reason I still seem to want to drive myself crazy over it. And while the sweater seemed like a dead-on choice a month ago, right now I'm wondering if I really want another hip-length cardigan/coat thingie. Thoughts?
Finally, here is a sweater that I've been tinkering with for a year now. I thrifted a 100% wool Abercrombie sweater yast year and had been toying with the idea of a button sweater for awhile so I jumped right in and, after some fussing around, creating this wavy design.
I like the idea of a button sweater. I like all the buttons on it. I loved sewing them on. I like the pop of color on gray, the slight off-beatness of it. But for some reason, I don't like wearing this sweater. I think it's the turtleneck. Rather than spend another couple years trying to get it right, I thought I'd see if it was appealing to anybody? If it is I can mail it to you. I mean, if only for the buttons, right? We all could use more buttons in our stash. And if not, then I'll just remove the buttons [yes, all of them] and put the sweater aside to felt at some point.
And if, for some reason, it's appealing to more than one person, I'll do that usual random number thingie. [For reference, the sweater is a M and fits well, I usually wear a S or XS]
Happy Halloween to all!
11 comments:
I like the sweater, you should knit it :)
I was just talking two days about how I want to get a bigger button stash, like I had as a kid!
You could always felt that sweater and make a cute purse with buttons on it....
I love the grey sweater!! The button wave is great!! Very nice idea for a little interest and color.
Shelly
shellymckinstry@yahoo.com
I love that sweater! And I love turtlenecks. I probably live too far away for you to send it to me (in Amsterdam, NL), but if you did, I'd definitely wear it. In fact, maybe I'll do that with a turtleneck I already own just because. And, just in case you want an opinion on the bolero vs duster debate, I'd go for the bolero - that pattern looks incredible! (Though I wouldn't have the patience (or the cabling know-how) to finish either one of them myself...)
Anyways, nice post and cool blog (I'm not even sure how I found it any more, it popped up magically in my google reader).
Cheers!
I would love to be on the list for the sweater draw. Did you think about pulling the neckline down into a v with a big collar? I know what I mean- I'm just not too good at explanations. However, I will be delighted to be considered if you are really giving it away.
I vote for the bolero first and then the duster. I can see the duster as a casual knit to weart over jeans, etc. - the bolero would be great as a more dressy look to wear out for a special evening.
Linda
That's so generous :) I'll pass since I am not the biggest turtleneck fan myself but I just wanted to say that I love the buttons!
somewhere on ravelry someone knitted a bolero based on the pattern for that duster...I say try that!!
i adore this. I love making things with buttons!
are you kidding! that sweater is awesome! it's seems you're going to have to do that random-number-picking-thingy, so (if I'm lucky) i'm at katielacey@earthlink.net
(by the way - i love, love, love that shirt-dress you made!)
Your button sweater is great--I have a bland old grey turtleneck that I just try refashioning this way. Thanks for inspiring me!
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