This week I have finished all the pieces for the sweater I am teaching in sweater class. This means I have lots of parts and no body. Much like a Frankenstein monster. It is all bits and pieces laying about with strings hanging everywhere.
I wanted to get it done before class last nite b'c I wanted to give a lesson in seaming and picking up sts. Not everyone is as far as all that, but I wanted to be ahead of them and have something to show them in class. Seaming and finishing is a bit of a process. If you take time with it you can have an amazing finished product. It can make or break the project and will affect whether or not you are going to wear the item. Not to mention how many people I know who have never picked up sts, or go about projects and never complete them b'c they don't know how to pick up sts or seam. So teaching seaming and pickup up sts was a big part of last nite. Also getting people on track with their projects, answering those pesky questions, and giving everyone some confidence about their knitting. I think it went well.
While I was there I got to see the sweater I finished for Lisa in the shop. I had left it with her without the buttons b'c I just hadn't the time to get them on. We used buttons from Lisa's grandmother's button box. They are real beauties. Black cut class. They really make this sweater look like a million bucks. I really believe buttons can complete a project, and these really do make this a sophisticated little number.
Yarn was Quince & Co chickadee. I sadly can't remember the needles. But I think this is a lovely pattern. I have again knit it as a test knit for Yellowcosmo. We have a wonderful working relationship.. I get test knit her patterns, Lisa gets something for the store, and she gets feedback on her designs. I will let anyone who wants know when the pattern is up and running. I know her ginkgo shawl I made is a huge hit. Everyone who has seen it at the store wants one of their very own. In fact, I have been toying around with colors in my stash to make another.
Wow. That sweater is stunning. And the color is so cheerful! Wheeee!
Posted by: Ryan | September 29, 2013 at 08:46 PM