Blue Sunrise, Complete
I struggled all weekend long to find time to finish sewing up my new sweater. It was not easy, as Sophie has not been sleeping very well this week. Finally, though, after our first picnic-table lunch of the year, I stole a few last moments and finished tacking down the facings in time for a late afternoon photo shoot.
An aside, we had kind of a mish-mash lunch going on. I going to make grilled cheese sandwiches, then I noticed the bowl of leftover potstickers in the fridge from the duk gook the night before. So I fried those up as well, and along with some carrots and grapes our late lunch became almost an early dinner.
And then it was show time. I put the sweater on, and it fits beautifully.
Except for the sleeves, which are a good 2.5 or 3 inches too long. No real surprise, there, as everyone else on Ravelry had the same problem. And Susan's sleeves were pretty long on me as I recall, too. I tried to ignore it at first when I put the sweater on, but the truth is I will have to cut off the ends of the sleeves and reknit the facing.
I've decided that this sweater will not be State Fair material. I'm quite happy with it, but there are a few not-quite-perfect technical details. Plus, not entering it in the fair means I don't need to put buttons on - and I don't really want buttons. I've got it closed in this picture with a pin (the pin from two years' ago shop hop for locals). But what I really want is one of those awesome shawl pins that I keep seeing all over the place and never buying because I don't have a need for it. Now I do - and it will be one of the things I'll keep my eyes open for at the Shepherd's Harvest festival next weekend. If I don't find one there that I love, I'll start looking online.
Alright, then. Should I go ahead and give you the wrap-up details?
Pattern is Sunrise Circle Jacket by Kate Gilbert, first published in Interweave Knits Spring 2006, and now available for free online.
I used 15 skeins of Wooly Stripes yarn by Nashua in the Faded Blues colorway.
And wow! I started re-knitting this sweater on April 18, finished it on May 4. That's gotta be a record for me - an adult sweater in 16 days! Of course, fixing the sleeves is at least another evening. I may do it later this week - maybe Wednesday if time permits. But I want to make sure I can wear it, even if it is with sleeves tucked in, this weekend, so it may wait till next week.
As I wore it around Sunday afternoon, it was perfect with my short sleeves underneath in the upper-50s weather. I kept doing a little happy song-and-dance and Joe kept giving me the wry look. And finally he said "Yes, you finally finished a sweater. Just in time for Spring!" This stupid thing has been riding on my back for more than a year because I was busy doing other things, and I'm so glad I finally took the time to finish it up.
The next project - well, I had one thing in mind - had actually made a promise to start a new sweater with some yarn that I thought I was getting. Not sure if it's still coming my way or not. So instead, I'm pulling out something I started a long time ago. Something I still love, and am looking forward to finishing. This one might just be a State Fair contender. Or it might not. But it will take longer than 16 days to finish, I'm sure. More on that later in the week.
Tomorrow night I'm teaching my mitered square class at the store! Should be fun.
An aside, we had kind of a mish-mash lunch going on. I going to make grilled cheese sandwiches, then I noticed the bowl of leftover potstickers in the fridge from the duk gook the night before. So I fried those up as well, and along with some carrots and grapes our late lunch became almost an early dinner.
And then it was show time. I put the sweater on, and it fits beautifully.
Except for the sleeves, which are a good 2.5 or 3 inches too long. No real surprise, there, as everyone else on Ravelry had the same problem. And Susan's sleeves were pretty long on me as I recall, too. I tried to ignore it at first when I put the sweater on, but the truth is I will have to cut off the ends of the sleeves and reknit the facing.
I've decided that this sweater will not be State Fair material. I'm quite happy with it, but there are a few not-quite-perfect technical details. Plus, not entering it in the fair means I don't need to put buttons on - and I don't really want buttons. I've got it closed in this picture with a pin (the pin from two years' ago shop hop for locals). But what I really want is one of those awesome shawl pins that I keep seeing all over the place and never buying because I don't have a need for it. Now I do - and it will be one of the things I'll keep my eyes open for at the Shepherd's Harvest festival next weekend. If I don't find one there that I love, I'll start looking online.
Alright, then. Should I go ahead and give you the wrap-up details?
Pattern is Sunrise Circle Jacket by Kate Gilbert, first published in Interweave Knits Spring 2006, and now available for free online.
I used 15 skeins of Wooly Stripes yarn by Nashua in the Faded Blues colorway.
And wow! I started re-knitting this sweater on April 18, finished it on May 4. That's gotta be a record for me - an adult sweater in 16 days! Of course, fixing the sleeves is at least another evening. I may do it later this week - maybe Wednesday if time permits. But I want to make sure I can wear it, even if it is with sleeves tucked in, this weekend, so it may wait till next week.
As I wore it around Sunday afternoon, it was perfect with my short sleeves underneath in the upper-50s weather. I kept doing a little happy song-and-dance and Joe kept giving me the wry look. And finally he said "Yes, you finally finished a sweater. Just in time for Spring!" This stupid thing has been riding on my back for more than a year because I was busy doing other things, and I'm so glad I finally took the time to finish it up.
The next project - well, I had one thing in mind - had actually made a promise to start a new sweater with some yarn that I thought I was getting. Not sure if it's still coming my way or not. So instead, I'm pulling out something I started a long time ago. Something I still love, and am looking forward to finishing. This one might just be a State Fair contender. Or it might not. But it will take longer than 16 days to finish, I'm sure. More on that later in the week.
Tomorrow night I'm teaching my mitered square class at the store! Should be fun.
posted by Shelly Kang at 10:50 PM
15 Comments:
gorgeous sweater! And can I come to your next impromptu picnic table lunch/dinner?! Looks quite yummy and filling!
Your sweater turned out great!
Sweater looks great and I especially like the front.
Love your sweater and love your idea of using a shawl pin instead of buttons! I'm anxious to see what's next on the needles.
The sweater looks great. Will you show us how you will be fixing the sleeve length? I'd be interested to see the process.
Michelle
WOW! It's gorgeous!!!
My husband and I are taking our foster girls, ages 5 and 6, to the Shepherd's Harvest Fest this weekend as well. It'll be my first fiber fest and I'm pretty excited! We're going to do the Llamas 101 course at Llama Magic to see if we want to get involved in camelids or not. If you've been there before, do you have any recommendations on how to keep the chicklets entertained? Or any other suggestions?
Beautiful sweater! Boy, when you set you mind to a project, there is no stopping you. I really like how the sweater looks on you. It is very flattering. Good job! Makes me want to start a sweater for myself.
Your sweater is beautiful! My fastest sweater (adult) was my Scandinavian Cardigan that I completed in one month!
You know, I never liked the Sunrise Jacket (I think I'm the only one...) until I saw yours! The stripes really make it work. It's gorgeous!
Total plug for my friend Rosemary.
Check out her pins at DesignbyRomi.com
The sweater is gorgeous, but you already knew that. ;-)
Love, love, love the Sunrise! I had never seen the pattern before, and from seeing the pieces on your blog it was hard for me to make sense of how it would all work, but after seeing your finished sweater, I think it's wonderful!!! I just might have to add it to my Ravelry queue, even though I've never made a sweater.
Oh I think the sweater turned out beautifully. I love the color of the yarn too and the striping effect.
I love the sweater and may just have to make one myself. It fits you beautifully-well except for the sleeves!! And your redecorating is pretty awesome too!!
Wow, whadda sweata!! I usually dislike stripes, but you sure did your own thing with the pattern: congratulations on an impressive knit...and the tutorial that ensued.
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