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January 12, 2008

From Sally — The Buck Stops Here

Filed under: Pearl Buck Swing Jacket — surly @ 3:40 pm

or will when it’s finished. Pearl Buck Cardigan. Get it? You do and you’re still not laughing? Okay, that was pretty lame even for a Rainey Sister blog entry.

Anyway, I’m slowly motoring along. I’ve finished the back, the back yoke, and the left front. It’s a simple, easy knit which is apparently what I was in the mood for. Who knew?

I lightly steamed and pinned the pieces onto Lucy to get an idea of how it’s turning out.

As long as I was taking pictures, I photographed these lovely porcelain buttons that my daughter’s boyfriend gave me for Christmas.

They’re made by his parents. If you’d like to see any of their other buttons (they also make pendants), you can find them here. If anyone is looking for gift ideas for me for some odd reason, I especially like this one. *g*

On a sad note, I said goodbye this afternoon to my little assistant. He and my daughter are on their way back to college. Sigh.

17 Comments »

  1. OH My they are lovely! They also match the rug your little assistant is standing on. I just cannot comprehend the speed in which you knit… either you knit reeeally quickly OR I need at a snail’s pace! geezzzzzz
    anyhoooooo
    once again its lovely to see your knitting, beautiful as usual!

    Comment by Michelle — January 12, 2008 @ 6:28 pm

  2. The cardigan is gorgeous! I love the back pleat!

    I am truly sorry to hear about the departure of your little assistant. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed each and every picture. Those little ones provide such great companionship!

    Comment by Denise Copeland — January 12, 2008 @ 6:31 pm

  3. I love what you’ve done with the inverted pleat–actually, I like it better than the original design. And those buttons! I’ve favorited that etsy shop. Just lovely.

    Comment by Annie Driscoll — January 12, 2008 @ 7:38 pm

  4. Methinks your daughter’s boyfriend may be a keeper… giving you buttons for Christmas?? I love him… almost as much as your assistant…

    maybe you need an assistant of your own?

    Comment by Deirdre — January 12, 2008 @ 9:09 pm

  5. I must remind my boys to choose their girlfriends with careful attention to the gift-giving (to me) possibilities. Those buttons are gorgeous.

    Comment by kmkat — January 12, 2008 @ 10:31 pm

  6. That’s really pretty. I’ve never seen it done in (my favorite) green. Looking forward to more.

    Comment by julia fc — January 13, 2008 @ 9:57 am

  7. Good assistants like that are hard to come by. He didn’t eat all your yarn or push it around the living room lovingly like mine do. He also isn’t as big as mine, so when he decides that he needs to be in your lap as you knit he does obstruct the view of your knitting. He’s practically the perfect assistant!

    Comment by Jen — January 13, 2008 @ 10:50 am

  8. Sally- I laughed- but then, I laugh at all the Rainey Sister puns-
    what does that tell you?

    Is it time to acquire a little full-time assistant of your own? You can
    fit a few in your knitting bag.

    Comment by Lorraine — January 13, 2008 @ 12:09 pm

  9. I think the sweater is looking great. I really love that you inverted the pleat.

    Comment by AJ — January 13, 2008 @ 2:01 pm

  10. Thanks so much for not using flikr. I can see the pictures at work. The jacket
    is coming along beautifully. What’s your assistant’s name? I wuv him!!!!

    Comment by Thomasean — January 14, 2008 @ 7:43 am

  11. Aw, sorry your little ones have gone for awhile. The pB Cardi is gorgeous! And how cool is it to have a guy in the mix with access to such beautiful buttons?!

    Comment by Carol — January 14, 2008 @ 12:37 pm

  12. Beautiful! I so wanted to knit that cardi too! But I was really worried about the length… I have a long torso and I thought that the sweater would be too short.

    Comment by viktoria — January 14, 2008 @ 1:41 pm

  13. I love this cardigan, but had no idea what you were talking about until I saw the pattern in my LYS. What made you decide to make it inverted?

    Comment by Liz — January 14, 2008 @ 1:46 pm

  14. Awww, bye bye to your daughter & her little guy. Your super assistant has a custom jacket, right?

    Comment by rachel — January 14, 2008 @ 5:21 pm

  15. Just discovered your blog and I am amazed. Your knitting is so beautiful. I’m going back to the beginning to read through your posts and am so inspired by your work. I loved silver belle from the first moment I saw it and now having seen yours I absolutely want to knit it. Lovely work and I’m so happy I’ve found your blog.

    Comment by glenda — January 14, 2008 @ 7:52 pm

  16. I was just going to say that the inverted pleat looks excellent – but then read that nearly everyone else had said the same thing! Never mind – it DOES look great.

    Comment by Donyale — January 15, 2008 @ 6:06 am

  17. Hey girls, where you be?

    Comment by Michelle — January 15, 2008 @ 8:02 pm

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