http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Elann Community Chat Center - Previous Website Chat - Patw, BEAUTIFUL sweater! - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:05:14 GMT Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:05:14 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 It`s always hard to say exactly how long it took me to knit this sweater as I work on multiple things, but I would estimate about two months. The hard thing about this sweater was after it was sewn together, DH could not get his head through the neck ribbing, or his hands through the wrist ribbings. I had to unsew all the pieces and stretch by wetting and blocking the wrist bans, but nothing would help the neck ribbing. I had to unravel all of it, and pick up the stitches again, picking up more than called for stitches and using one size larger needles and then resew the whole sweater back again. I told my husband it is a good thing I love him. Also, it makes it harder for him to grumble about my yarn purchases!

As for knitting with Lara. I have to say that this yarn splits so you have to be careful while knitting. I was also working about the ends, so I used a dab of Frey Check on all of the ends that looked bad. Frey Check is a "glue" used in sewing and can be found at JO Ann`s and other fabric places.

For the cost, Lara is great and as you know comes in so many colors. I now want to make several Kaffe Fassett sweaters that also take a lot of colors. The next one will be for me!
Patw]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:05:14 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:08:05 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
Suzann]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:37:29 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:44:55 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
Peace,
Jean]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:38:35 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
That looks absolutely beautiful. I think your intarsia work is just stunning! So many colors in one row!

Betsy
(who secretly wishes she was a co-worker!)]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:13:52 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
Eileen.]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:17:55 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
Amy]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:06:31 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 I`m echoing the others...WOW, beautiful! What an impressive feat, I`m just imagining all the bobbins of different colors that you handled on the back side. And the outlines are as precise as needlework! Lucky co-worker :-).]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:25:17 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:00:19 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:12:11 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:17:30 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
B2]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:43:18 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:13:11 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:05:12 GMT http://www.elann.com/Commerce.web/forums/messages.aspx?TopicID=147140
Did you make it for your coworker (looks like a great fit)?

It`s truly artwork, Pat! Way to go...!]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:52:05 GMT