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July 13, 2006
FO: Carla!
Wow - my first photo shoot out on the town. Springfieldians should be able to guess where I am: outside my favorite south-side coffee hangout, Kaldi's!
Project Details:
Pattern: Carla, It's a Tape Thing by Kim Hargreaves for Rowan
Yarn: Rowan Cotton Tape, 6 skeins (one skein less than recommended - I'm livin' on the edge, baby!)
Needle Size: Size 11 and 13, knitting flat with my Denise circular needle set
Skills needed: cast on, knit, purl, yarn over, weird weaving technique on sleeves, cast off, creative seaming
Pattern Modifications: None! I'm not sure if the sleeves were supposed to be 3/4 length, but it's a good thing because I would haev run out of yarn otherwise. I think this is the first knitted item that was long enough on my torse without making modifications. Thanks Miss Hargreaves!
Time to knit: About 2 weeks, including seaming. I really liked the instant gratification of knitting with this thick yarn on big needles.
And now the question.... what to knit next? I think I should swatch for my husband's sweater, but.... merino wool in July?!?!?
Posted by zarah at July 13, 2006 6:42 AM
Comments
Carla is beautiful! It looks very comfortable, too. Hmmmm... I'd either knit the husband's sweater (what color Tess yarn did you get?) or the socks. But then, I'm partial to socks :-)
Posted by: Amy at July 13, 2006 7:21 AM
oh! it looks fabulous :) i would like to knit that, but since i don't have the yarn or the book .... and i'm on this "yarn diet!" ... i'll have to just admire & envy your's and lolly's.
Posted by: gray la gran at July 13, 2006 7:31 AM
The sweater looks great. I really like that color. After seeing your's and Lolly's I've started digging through my stash to see if I have any yarn to a Carla for me.
Posted by: Erin at July 13, 2006 7:49 AM
It looks just great in that color! Yea! nothing like a fast sweater, huh? the sleeves look great too. How did the seaming go? I was happy with the longer torso pattern too. I made my sleeves 3/4 length on purpose, but yours worked out perfectly with amount of yarn you had.
Great job, Z!
Posted by: Lolly at July 13, 2006 8:30 AM
Carla looks wonderful. I have to ask how it was seaming her up, because the thick yarn/tape and the large gauge would have me worrying about how the seaming would look.
Posted by: Susan at July 13, 2006 8:54 AM
Nice work on Carla. It looks great on you. Good luck picking your next project. It's hard to get excited about working with wool in the summer. If you started the sweater now, at least it would be done in time for him to wear it this fall.
Posted by: Saun at July 13, 2006 9:05 AM
Very pretty. I really like it - the color and style are very flattering.
Posted by: Stephanie at July 13, 2006 9:37 AM
Carla is lovely! You knit it so quickly! Now I want to start Carla even more!
I think you could probably do wool in July if you were in an air conditioned room.
Posted by: Jennifer at July 13, 2006 10:06 AM
Carla, in that color especially, is looking so good on you:D Why not get started on hubby's sweater and if it gets too hot start on another of your gorgeous looking projects? You'll be that much closer to finishing each without breaking a sweat;D
Posted by: Lana at July 13, 2006 10:58 AM
Great knit! The color looks great on you & I'm happy to hear it wasn't too hot for a evening out in July... in Missouri!!
Posted by: kelly at July 13, 2006 12:14 PM
Great knit! I love that color - looks so good on you!
Posted by: jessica~ at July 13, 2006 1:24 PM
Oh my gosh that looks too cute on you! Nice work!
Posted by: Brianne at July 13, 2006 2:42 PM
Whoa, you knit that with lightning speed! I hope mine goes as quickly. Great work, lady, it looks fab!
Posted by: Jenna at July 13, 2006 4:24 PM
Zarah, that looks super! I guess you have had lots of free time, i'm impressed at how quickly that came together. It looks like the color of you bridesmaids dress.
-mf
Posted by: Sarah's Sister at July 13, 2006 7:09 PM
Ooh I like that, good choice for summer knitting!
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at July 14, 2006 10:10 AM
I love it. And I miss my Kaldi's from St. Louis. But I am finding good places in New York.
Posted by: Kristin at July 15, 2006 9:32 PM
Beautiful! Congrats on finishing this. It is such a great color!
Posted by: Laura at July 16, 2006 10:12 AM
That turned out so pretty! Isn't it great to be able to wear a handknitted item during the summer?
Posted by: Paloma at July 16, 2006 3:18 PM
Carla came out great - the color looks great on you as well!
Posted by: Macoco at July 17, 2006 1:34 PM
Carla looks wonderful on you! Great color : )
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Cool site. Thanks:-)
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Good site. Thanks!!!
Posted by: fleece neck rolls at September 7, 2006 11:36 AM
Can anyone explain to me how to actually do this part of the pattern: "*yfwd, slip 1, K1, pass slipped st over, rep from *" - I just can't get it right :-( Help!!
Posted by: Lara at September 19, 2007 12:09 PM
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