Dec

Big Red: FO POST!

Since I’m pretty darn sure my FIL doesn’t read my blog (though he could I guess & just in case Hi Chuck!) I’m posting a Christmas FO . I finished this yesterday and god am I glad.

"I am BEA-U-TIFUL!"

Pattern: EZ’s Seamless Saddle Shoulder Sweater
Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Sport (18?) skeins
Needles: US size 4 & US size 1

"please pretend like I have make up on & actually brushed my hair"

This sweater, it was definitely a labor of love. Seriously. I normally HATE knitting with cotton. It hurts my hands, it rarely has the stitch definition that I crave, and it feels cold all the time. This cotton? This was beautiful. The pima cotton by knit picks was a total gamble for me. I have to admit that there are more than a few yarns of theirs that I just won’t knit with. I just don’t like them. I feared this would be the same. Cheap? YES! But you get what you pay for right? Well, with this yarn, hell no. You get so very much more. It’s definitely a hidden gem.

I actually knit two sweaters out of this yarn for Christmas. One in sport weight & one in Worsted. And you know what? I covet them both. I want to knit sheets & blankets & under ware out of this stuff it’s so awesome.

"Pretend in this one I don't look pissed, cause I really wasn't & I don't know what was up with the weird faces"

I have to say that when I reached the point of raising the back I might have thrown a complete hissy fit. (though you can’t prove it and I will completely deny it). I might have almost burst into tears until I realized that though it didn’t look like it was working out correctly, um, it was. I also will not confirm nor deny that I have had the same hissy fit at the same point on the previous 2 saddle shoulder sweaters I have knit .

So yeah, there you have it. I love this sweater, if my FIL doesn’t, I will stab him in the eye & reclaim the sweater in the name of knitters everywhere! (though he asked for it specifically, and chose the color so I don’t think that’s going to happen). I love it so much now that I kind of want to keep it.

In other news! I started (then frogged and restarted, and then ripped back & finally got back on track!) my fornicating deer socks!