I just finished sewing the buttons on my Augusta Cardigan, with my brand-new-first-ever-purchased pair of reading glasses.
Source: New England Knits: Timeless Knitwear with a Modern Twist, by Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre
Materials: every last bit of yarn from 6 skeins of Quince and Co. Osprey yarn in "Storm"
My Modifications: I reversed the cables on one side for symmetry. As usual, I used a 3 needle bind-off on the shoulders. I picked up stitches around the armhole and knit the sleeves top-down on circular needles. (My friend Angie taught this technique to me after taking a class from Sarah Peasley at Stitches West. Thank you, Angie!)
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| I especially like the cables on the sleeves! |
I will definitely be knitting more projects with both!
Side Note:
This is how the conversation went while I checked my son's homework essay last night:
Me: Is that a comma or a period? I can hardly read this.....what size font did you use?
Him: (teasing me) C'mon Mom, you're getting old.
Me: I just need reading glasses, it doesn't mean I'm ancient or anything. I just keep forgetting to buy them when I'm out during the day. Then I remember I need them when I'm trying to read at night.
Him: Ummmm, you're argument is not helping your case, Mom, hee-hee.
So, I broke down and went to the drugstore today to buy a pair.
Actually, they helped quite a bit when it was time to thread the needle and sew the buttons on my new sweater!
By the way, I hope to make FO Friday a weekly event, at least until I clear up my backlog of half-finished projects!
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I love your new cardigan!! It looks beautiful and the colour is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteLove it Shannon! Once again, your conversation with R sounds familiar to a conversation I recently had with G. Our boys are like two peas in a pod...
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you look fantastic in your sweater and new glasses.
That looks gorgeous on you Shannon. And oh so sophisticated with the glasses! I think the sleeve length is perfect and symmetry is always a good thing : ) You are such a good student that now I need to take a lesson from you to finish my sweater from 1 1/2 years ago!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to FO Fridays!
Thanks for the compliments everyone!
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