I have been having the urge to knit sweaters. Everyone knows I don't have much of a stash, but I really don't have any sweater yarn stash! I need to figure out what sweater to knit.... I can't choose!!! Any suggestions?
I also had a birthday on Saturday. I turned 29. I got Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman!!! I was so excited. My husband got me the biggest, sweetest gift of all. He gave me his mom's wedding ring.
Not much of a post today, but I am at a knitting stand-still.
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happy belated birthday!
i, too, was a 1979 baby. my birthday was in march, though!
you'll need a photo of the ring. i have to see.
Aww, what a lovely gift!
Happy Birthday! What a wonderful present. My MIL gave me her mother's wedding ring years ago, and I still cherish it.
My first sweater was Meg Swansen's Spiral Yoke Sweater - the two color version adapted to adult size. It was MUCH easier than it looks, fits beautifully (used EZ's EPS) and I love it. I used Ultra Alpaca yarn in denim and a lighter blue for the spiral yoke.
happy belated birthday!
Right now, I'm knitting the Feather and Fan Cardigan in KnitPicks CotLin. It's good, although I'm having a tough time with it since I am a less advanced knitter than I thought I was... hah...
Wow, what a neat gift.
I too have been having the urge to make sweaters. But I live in Southern California and this is not the time of year to want to make a sweater (though we do get some good sweater weather in the winter)
I started making the Wallis Cardigan in the recommended yarn. Its a very nice bamboo/soy blend. Hopefully this will keep me from wanting to CO a sweater before fall.
Happy birthday!!!! How wonderful to have your MILs wedding ring - I love family heirlooms like that.
Sorry, but I don't have any sweater knitting suggestions for you. I'm still trying to figure out what patterns and yarns to try myself.
That's so sweet about the ring. He's a keeper! :-) Hmm. Sweater patterns. I think you should find a top down raglan so you can avoid seaming and try it on while you're knitting it. I'm not positive, but you can probably find a free one. The xylem sweater I made was free and you can modify it to have longer sleeves. Can't wait to see what you're making!
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