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sweater I just finished for my cousin

Wed, 2009-10-07 10:24 — stan

my cousin brought me a sweater she had started 5 years ago, it was going to be to small for her, so ripped it all out found another pattern, and luck would have it the ys where she bought the yarn still had yarn in the same dye lot. this is a Drops design, I love working with thier patterns. I even used deer antler buttons on it, she did not know what is was going to look like at all until i gave it to her.

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Thu, 2009-10-08 06:12 — purlyman
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Wow. The color work is

Wow. The color work is amazing. Did you knit in the round and then cut up the front or just knit back and forth knitting and purling with two colors? The sweater is beautiful!!

Thu, 2009-10-08 07:59 — stan

one piece bottom up ,

one piece bottom up , knitted back and forth, when i got to the top i had four strands of yarn going at once

Wed, 2009-10-07 20:46 — ronhuber
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The sweater is beautiful.

The sweater is beautiful. You did a lovely job.

Thu, 2009-10-08 07:59 — stan

thank you

thank you

Wed, 2009-10-07 15:52 — albert
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Beautifully done! You found

Beautifully done! You found the same dye lot five years later? That's pretty amazing.

Thu, 2009-10-08 08:01 — stan

the yarn was purchased at a

the yarn was purchased at a lys that is stuffed from floor to cieling and only open a few days a week and it is in a very small town, thank you

Wed, 2009-10-07 15:40 — Kerry
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What a beautiful cardigan,

What a beautiful cardigan, great design and knitting.

Thu, 2009-10-08 08:06 — stan

I fell in love with the

I fell in love with the pattern when I saw it, then found out it was size 4 needles almost had second thoughts, but did it anyway. Thank you

Wed, 2009-10-07 14:16 — Darrel
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very, very beautiful!

very, very beautiful!

Thu, 2009-10-08 08:04 — stan

Thank you

Thank you

Wed, 2009-10-07 13:10 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Very good looking sweater.

Very good looking sweater. Those buttons really compliment the yarns. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Thu, 2009-10-08 08:03 — stan

Thank you, found the buttons

Thank you, found the buttons on etsy, and the shanks on another site, the only downfall is they have to be removed when washing, but they do look amazing on it

Wed, 2009-10-07 11:35 — knitmaniac

This is a really nice

This is a really nice looking sweater. I hope she liked it and appreciated al your work.

Thu, 2009-10-08 08:02 — stan

She loves it, and she really

She loves it, and she really did appreciate it.