Finished!
Okay, so I know everyone is over the whole knitting olympics thing now, but I did finish in time (Sunday 2/28), and I still want to show it off.
Part of the reason it’s taken me so long to post this is I just don’t have very good pictures. So I’ve finally decided to let it go, and post my finishing pictures either way. I’ll post better ones when I get my zipper in.
If you can’t tell, I sewed myself into the sweater with a circular knitting needle. I also didn’t count the zipper as finished since I couldn’t even get it until knitting was done.
The back of the sweater. See why I call it the booty sweater? It’s all about the womanly curves!
The hood is a little small, but I love the detail on it. I’m never going to wear the hood up anyway, so it doesn’t bother me. So here is the whole knitting olympic thing in a nutshell for me.
Things I’m Happy About
- I finished a sweater! I can’t believe I did it in such a short time. Definitely a record for me.
- Did I mention I finished a sweater!
- I love the cables and details on this sweater. Can’t imagine using a cable needle for this project, and so glad I didn’t have to.
- I’ve gotten really good at ripping back and fixing a cable section. I did this at least 5 -15 rows back about 10 times. There will be a post about this in the future.
Things I Wish went Differently:
- I wish I understood kitchener in pattern a little better. My hood’s graft isn’t as clean as I would like it.
- I wish it was just a little bit bigger. This sweater is definitely zero ease on me, and I think I would wear it more if it was just a little larger.
Overall, the knitting olympics were a great challenge and experience. Can’t wait for 2014!
Strings and Yarn 
How cool!!! I love this sweater, it is beautiful sweetie :) love you Mom
Wow, what a fantastic achievement! That’s really a great work of art.
Have you tried blocking it yet to get it a tad bigger? That might give you a bit more ease. It’s such a beautiful sweater, it’d be a shame not to wear it all the time!
You should feel “at ease” with “your ease”.
(I’ll leave you to groan in silence now :)
Hadn’t blocked it yet. That would be fantastic if it made it a little bigger. Will be doing that before I go zipper shopping in case it changes the length too!
Definitely had a smile and eye-roll. ;)
I’m so very impressed you managed to get this sweater done in 2 weeks…and it looks great! Hopefully it will block out a tad bigger so you feel a bit more comfortable with it.
Grafting in pattern is on my list of Very Important Things I Must Learn too!
You look great, well done!