Things kind of slip past me from time to time. I finished a sweater quite a while ago and it languished waiting for the buttons. I HAD the buttons. I just needed to sew on the buttons. Months went by and I finally put them on. I also needed to block this bad boy but decided to leave it au naturel!
You may remember this:
We saw it is person at Needlework Unlimited last year and my friend Beth and I fell in love with it. It is Dydsmønster by Bente Geil. I finished the knitting in October!! Sewed the buttons on in February, but am just posting about it now. Better late than never!
I essentially re-knit this entire thing. I had the “can’t read the instructions” problem. I had the “I don’t like the sleeve decreases” problem. And all this led to a lot of extra knitting. But it is done and it fits and I like it. The buttons are gorgeous and just the right color, but I think they are too small. I may keep my eyes open for some that are slightly larger.
Back Neck Detail
The pattern does not call for symmetrical increases along the v-shaped inset, but I did them symmetrically — looked better to me.
The yarn is deceiving: it is very small gauge and quite soft. It does the “thick-thin” thing and goes down to a thread at times. I spliced in extra yarn quite a few times because I was afraid it would break.
All in all, I really like this one.
I remember that one – After seeing your blog, I bought the pattern & one skein of the yarn to see if I could get gauge. It’s been awhile, but something in the pattern scared me off. Your’s is gorgeous. I’d love to see it on. I need to dig that pattern out again.
Comment by Rose — March 28, 2014 @ 2:01 pm
Now I remember you working on this! It looks great. Button looking tip. Gauge swatch into the glove box of your car so it’s with you in case you are at a button place.
Comment by Susan — March 28, 2014 @ 2:50 pm
What size are your buttons? I have some very similar looking ones that I *think* are 3/4″ ovals – they’re somewhere here amid the boxes – just moved. Burgundy with black highlights, which sounds horrible, but are really quite nice. PM me if you want them.
Comment by Suzan — March 28, 2014 @ 5:14 pm
Oh, it’s lovely!
Comment by Cheryl S. — March 28, 2014 @ 9:27 pm
Gorgeous! A sweater that looks like it should be in an exclusive boutique selling for beaucoup hundreds of bucks! Wow!
Comment by Kathy W. — March 28, 2014 @ 9:32 pm
Ooooo I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cabled tweed cardi that I didn’t like. I’m going to keep this one in mind the next time I want to cast one on. 🙂
Comment by Angela Pallatto Hockabout — March 30, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
I absolutely love this sweater. Seriously.
Comment by Nik — April 2, 2014 @ 3:27 pm