Monday, October 14, 2024

Eyeing the Sweater

It. Is. Finished.

Finally.

(Only four months late...)

I pushed through last week and got the bottoms of the sleeves completed:


It's not quite how the reference picture looks, but at this point, I'm calling it good enough. 

So, what got me over the finish line? A couple days off work. Cooler weather. And not being in the long-term assignment. I had a bit more mental energy to figure out what I needed and push through.

Now I get to mail this off to my niece. The timing's good as she should be able to wear it now. It would have been nice if I had gotten it to her in time for her birthday, but oh well. (Her birthday was in June.) 

This is why I can't "design" stuff to a deadline. (Although, I didn't design it. I just copied a picture. Which is harder in a way.) There are too many things I need to think about, and that takes time. I can deal with deadlines better if I have a pattern to work off of.

If I had known it was going to take fifteen posts to get the sweater complete, I would not have done the eyeball puns for titles. Or maybe I would have. It was fun, in a way.

Now, I have to figure out what project I'm going to work on next.

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30 comments:

  1. Wow, the sweater is beautiful! Well done on finishing it.

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  2. It’s beautiful. And it’s sweater weather.

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  3. The finished sweater looks so cool. I hope your niece enjoys wearing it.

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  4. So, you are already eyeing other projects? I think the timing for your niece getting the belated birthday gift is just perfect. It will get worn right away.

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    1. Oh yes, I must always have something on the needles or hook. There are some TV shows I can't just watch. I must have my physical white noise, too.

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  5. It came out nice! And your niece wouldn't be able to wear it in June anyway, so it's perfect timing.

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  6. It looks great! It is more timely now than her birthday month anyway, so that worked out.

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  7. It came out great! Congrats on finishing it.

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  8. Wow you knitted this? Or is crochet? This came out great! I use to work for Vogue Knitting though I do not knit. It always amazed me what people could do.

    Allie of
    www.allienyc.com

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  9. Having accompanied you virtually in the making of this sweater, I feel happy too now.

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  10. Congratulations on finishing this project. Now it would be nice to see the sweater on your niece!

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    1. I'll try to remember to ask her to share a pic.

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  11. Wow! Congratualations on finishing it.

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  12. Hi Liz - impressive ... well done and I bet she'll be pleased ... cheers Hilary

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  13. What fun fun colors. She's going to love it. And as the weather has turned, I think giving it to her now is perfect. She couldn't wear it back in June. Love the eye!! The sweater looks short, so I assume your niece is young...the like to wear things like that...once upon a time I guess I didn't feel the need to have my arse covered, but it was a long time ago, lol. Congrats on getting it done, it looks great.

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    1. Yes, she's 23. She gave me the dimensions she wanted, and cropped was the look she was going for.

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  14. Oh, I do like this. Is that a series of double and triple crochets. The yarn looks so soft.

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  15. This is excellent! I love the colours and the style. She will love it!

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  16. Congrats on completing this project!
    I'd love to see the sweater on your niece.

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  17. It looks great! And great timing now that it's starting to get cold.

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