Nyki is glad to have me home....
Isn't this beautiful?
My Mom knit this sweater and says her knitting for herself is cursed!
The body of the sweater is beautiful but the sleeves were way off gauge!
(This is why I like schematics and not written out instructions alone=if you knit for 100 rows
and your gauge is spot on-wonderful
but if not, you get 3/4 length sleeves or worse-the orangutan ones!
See what I mean-too beautiful!
I will knit the sleeves for her and give it a blocking--
I rescued it out of her 'naughty bucket'!
It's the least I could do because she finished enough of my started projects when I was young!
This is the yarn-I will look forward to starting the first sleeve today!
It is a beautiful sweater. It's so nice you can save it for her. I feel her pain with sleeves. Either you nail them or you don't. Usually I don't.
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty. Pretty kitty too!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely beautiful knitting. I love that you rescued it from the naughty bucket.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sweater in a beautiful color.
ReplyDeleteYour mother's knitting is beautiful! Definitely worth rescuing!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your kitty was very happy to have you home. It's so sweet of you to rescue your Mom's knitting and fix the sleeves. They can definitely be frustrating. The sweater is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
Isn't it nice to be missed!! Glad you made it back safely and ooh such a gorgeous sweater!
ReplyDeleteNyki is gorgeous. Your mom is so lucky you will help her out!!!
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