another one bites the dust! Two Amy Herzog sweaters in about 6 weeks’ time. Pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty good.
And….here it is! My new sweater, dubbed Laurayana, because Laura gave me the Ayana pattern for my birthday. It took me less than 3 weeks to make the sweater, from swatch to block. I really love it, though I may undo the hem facings and redo them in simple bind-off or something. I’m not sure I like the bulk there. But it’s flattering, and very comfortable, and it was a fun knit:
such great texture in that front panel
red in the sweater's hem, and in the sleeve hems, too! surprise!
really such a comfortable sweater to wear.
This is my first sweater knit in pieces, and the first time I’ve used Cascade 220 for a sweater. I’ll do both again, for sure.
Here’s my project page on ravelry, where I note a lot of details. And this leads me to a mini-rant, now that I think about it. I wish people would indicate the size they knit, and how much yarn they used! It’s also nice if they list mods, or problems they encountered, and I love to read notes about how the yarn wears with time. But at a minimum, I wish everyone would list the size they knit and how much yarn they used. This isn’t about comparing (ooh, she’s a 42!!), it’s about knowing how it’ll look in your size, and how much yarn you really need for that size. Good grief.
And with this, I suspect my long run of knitting posts will slow down. Though I’m nearly done with the deep ribbing on Audrey……
Have a wonderful Saturday, everyone!
It’s so beautiful!!! I am thrilled that you like it so much and it looks super on you!!! I want to make it now too but I must finish Something Blue. I usually list the size but not how much yarn it took. Oops good reminder! Happy Saturday
thank you one more time for the pattern. i may make it again, actually, in red, or maybe white. two for one!
and happy saturday to you too!
I think this looks great on you!
I have the same gripe about project pages. It is so helpful to find information from other knitters on their experiences knitting the same sweater or whatever. But if you don’t feel like detailing your experiences AT LEAST add what size you made and how much yardage you used. Even if you’re rounding up to a full skein, it’s nice to get an idea of what other people used. That drives me nuts when you see a beautifully knit sweater but no yarn info, no size info, oh! And no needle info. Drives me crazy.
yeah….the no needle size, either — i was going to add that but started to feel like i was just being overly cranky. but it’s important information! i don’t know why people don’t at least put the size, unless they’re embarrassed about it for some reason. or why they don’t at least put the needle size! i have to put the needle size on the project page because i can never remember it, otherwise.
your new sweater is marvelous too, the brown one. it just looks gorgeous on you andrea.
at a minimum, I wish everyone would list the size they knit and how much yarn they used.
Yes, yes, YES!
And you look fabulous. The sweater is super flattering!
On her own blog, Mags just wrote a post titled..My Sweatheart