Mme Defarge suffered a few production delays in her knitting workshop this holiday season, but in the end things worked out reasonably well considering everything else that was going on.
1. Daughter’s sweater. Finished. On time!
2. Husband’s sweater. Finished. On the 26th!
3. Son’s blanket. Not finished. Oops, alors.
Just as Dickens liked to do, I’ll post these finished gifts as a serial. In our first installment, here are a few quick shots of my daughter in her Vivian.
As a bonus, I knit her a Calorimetry headband while sitting in the hospital with my son.
As for the Vivian cardigan, she says she likes it but the proof will be whether she wears it. Don’t you love a cliffhanger?
Next installment: Open Cable Cardigan.
What a beautiful sweater! And your daughter is the perfect model. She is very lovely.
Comment by Kay — January 3, 2010 @ 2:05 pm
The cardi is splendid! And it looks lovely on your daughter. And she looks lovely in it!
Comment by quinn — January 3, 2010 @ 2:05 pm
Absolutely gorgeous sweater! How could she not wear it? I know, I know; I too have a young adult daughter.
Comment by Elliea — January 3, 2010 @ 2:07 pm
I just love how that Vivian looks on her. Great color and super fit. Hope she’s happy :-).
Comment by Jocelyn — January 3, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
That is a beautiful sweater. Your daughter has the perfect little figure to show off your knitting. Here’s hoping she wears it.
Comment by Brenda — January 3, 2010 @ 3:31 pm
Delurking to express my admiration – both for your marvelous knitting and for your lovely daughter. Thanks to both sisters for a beautiful blog and for endless knitting inspiration.
Comment by Emm — January 3, 2010 @ 4:05 pm
Wow! That sweater couldn’t be more perfectly shaped and fitted! The color is perfect on your beautiful daughter. It looks so comfortable… I love the headband too! I’d say you scored on both projects.
Comment by MaryLou — January 3, 2010 @ 4:28 pm
From Susan — The zipper, perfectly installed, absolutely MAKES the sweater!! It would look like crap otherwise! 😉
Comment by lv2knit — January 3, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
That sweater looks wonderful on your daughter! Congrats on good-looking, well-fitting surprises!
Comment by Amy — January 3, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
Beautiful, looks like a perfect fit!
Comment by Claudine — January 3, 2010 @ 5:19 pm
The perfect sweater for a beautiful daughter! Love the headband, too.
Comment by Astrid — January 3, 2010 @ 5:44 pm
The sweater is beautiful and the daughter is as well. If she doesn’t wear it, perhaps you should trade her in…..
Comment by Marie — January 3, 2010 @ 5:50 pm
Four things:
1) Have never met your daughter and son. This needs to be remedied.
2) Wish my 2nd cousin a speedy recovery … we here at the Nelson home know how awful a broken leg at Christmas-time is. Two years ago we had a teen femur fracture to deal with.
3) Sweater, STUNNING.
4) That is THE headband that I want to knit. I have that page bookmarked. From Knitty, yes? I’m trying to get brave enough to do it, and to use one of my homemade buttons to finish it.
NICE work, Surly, and best of luck with the broken-leg-boy! Hope he’s healing well.
Comment by Cousin Marti — January 3, 2010 @ 10:41 pm
That cardigan is beautiful — I can’t imagine why she would not be pleased and proud to wear it! Unless she gets tired of all the compliments….
Comment by RuthieJ — January 3, 2010 @ 10:51 pm
The sweater is simply beautiful. And she looks happy modeling it. Here’s to hoping she wears is proudly!
Comment by Sue — January 3, 2010 @ 11:58 pm
Great sweater and she looks so pretty in the Calorimetry. Vivian fits well & look so nice on her. I hope she does wear it, and I hope I’m not jinxing things by saying so (I would be jinx with MY daughter. . .)
Comment by Pam — January 4, 2010 @ 3:30 am
I am known as Mme. Defarge here in England. Good to know there is one across the pond too!
Comment by Helen — January 4, 2010 @ 2:14 pm
Wow! The sweater turned out just perfectly — fit, color, style. Your daughter is lovely. (I have a 20-year-old daughter. . . so I totally “get” the but-will-she-wear-it thing.) I’ve always been kind of on-the-fence about the caliometry headband — until now! Yours is so gorgeous! I love it!
Comment by Kym — January 4, 2010 @ 2:24 pm
My goodness, what big eyes she has! Lovely profile, lovely girl. The color is wonderful on her. She’ll wear it!
Comment by Mary Lee — January 4, 2010 @ 7:20 pm
I think that I may be in love with your daughter’s sweater. Everything about it is perfect, from the color to the cabling to the shaping. Well done!
Comment by Mujercita — January 5, 2010 @ 9:22 am
Pretty daughter and pretty sweater!
Comment by patricia — January 5, 2010 @ 12:07 pm
That sweater is so lovely. The cabling is so pretty.
Comment by dog supplies — January 6, 2010 @ 5:34 pm
You did an awesome job on it! And your daughter looks great in it! Hope she wears it!
Comment by Knisha — January 6, 2010 @ 7:35 pm
Beautiful – the sweater and the daughter 🙂
Comment by Kay — January 7, 2010 @ 1:11 pm
Really stunning. No need to say whether I’m referring to the sweater or your daughter.
Comment by twinsetellen — January 7, 2010 @ 8:05 pm