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Sun, 2008-01-27 15:46 — grandcarriage

Prototype for sweater jacket...

Brushed lincoln wool body with a hoodie in wool/alpaca.mohair.
INCREDIBLY COMFY. I have been wearing it everyday for 3 days. LOVE. IT!

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Sun, 2008-02-24 21:27 — capecodmark
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Rock on Bob! Come to the

Rock on Bob! Come to the East Coast! Give some classes!!!! I'll sign up!!!!

Tue, 2008-01-29 10:33 — PaxKnitter
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This is such a great looking

This is such a great looking sweater jacket. Are you taking orders?

Mon, 2008-01-28 16:21 — grandcarriage
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A man who gives really good

A man who gives really good massages might find themselves with a marriage proposal...

Mon, 2008-01-28 17:03 — BuduR
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*waits patiently to see how

*waits patiently to see how this one plays out* :D I love happy endings!

MWK's Token Estrogen-American

Mon, 2008-01-28 12:30 — Bill
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! . ....and

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
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....and it must be a nice change from all the repair and alteration work!

Thu, 2008-02-07 13:05 — grandcarriage
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LOL. I should call this

LOL. I should call this the Taliesin hoodie (Or maybe the "Frankenhoodie)... Frank Lloyd Wright was always rebuilding his own house, Taliesin...when ever I make a sweater, the minute I try it on, if I am not 100% pleased with it, I retailor it until I am completely satisfied.

I've retailored the sides, took the front of the shoulders out and short -rowed them after the whole garment was knit. I did the hood about 3 times, did 3 different sets of under arm gussets...(The original design didn't have them, and the armholes were too snug). I still have to redesign the invisible ribbing at the bottom hem as I'm not 100% pleased with it.

A change from repair and alteration? IF ONLY! LOL!

Mon, 2008-01-28 10:19 — scottly
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Very hip. You'd get by well

Very hip. You'd get by well in the hood with the hoody. Fantiastic job!

Scott

I wish I were knitting now.

Mon, 2008-01-28 09:02 — MMario
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yeah - I'd wear that -

yeah - I'd wear that - except that when you have the general shape of bloated pear; well - you know what I mean. But I'd *like* to wear it.

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Mon, 2008-01-28 08:09 — crmartin
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Fantastic jacket! Randy

Fantastic jacket!

Randy

Mon, 2008-01-28 05:56 — SKHolt
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Nice job. I love the pattern

Nice job. I love the pattern work across the chest, and the hood...Nice work.
Stan

Mon, 2008-01-28 00:54 — Asplund
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It's fabulous - and from the

It's fabulous - and from the look of your face it's easy to see how comfortable it is. Asplund

Sun, 2008-01-27 23:21 — Kerry
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Bob, your jacket looks

Bob, your jacket looks great, well done. Lucky Joe to have you on his couch!

Sun, 2008-01-27 20:49 — greenmanmknz
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Looks great and comfy to me,

Looks great and comfy to me, I'm going to take a fair isle class at the end of Feb and am excited about getting color into my knitting in a pattern other than horizontal stripes.

Sun, 2008-01-27 17:57 — V
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I love it too! Can I borrow

I love it too! Can I borrow it sometime?

Sun, 2008-01-27 17:09 — BuduR
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It's fantastic, I love

It's fantastic, I love design.

MWK's Token Estrogen-American

Sun, 2008-01-27 16:45 — knitmaniac

What a fabulous looking

What a fabulous looking jacket - and the model ain't half bad either! Congratulations.

Sun, 2008-01-27 16:26 — QueerJoe
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Isn't that just a wet

Isn't that just a wet dream?

Hot, hunky man in nice warm sweater that he designed and knit sitting on my couch. Can I offer a foot massage?

Sun, 2008-01-27 17:40 — PaganCub
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haha. am i the only one who

haha. am i the only one who finds it.....hot/semi-erotic to give/get a foot massage from their man when lounding on each other on the couch?

Mon, 2008-01-28 09:20 — ksmarguy
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HA! No, the bf here likes

HA! No, the bf here likes the feet.....and I love getting the massage :)

Sun, 2008-01-27 17:41 — PaganCub
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awesome sweater/jacket.

awesome sweater/jacket. and a handsome man to model it, to boot
sorry, i just drooled on your keyboard :P

Sun, 2008-01-27 16:17 — gardenguy42
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Wow! That looks so warm and

Wow! That looks so warm and soft. Great work!

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