here is st. brigid in all her glory. i think it is the most beautiful pattern i have ever used and the loveliest yarn. the yarn is so easy to work with and i am amazed at how many colours alice uses to create one colour.
stats:
knitting time: circa one month
yarn: 15 skeins of virtual yarns hebridean 3-ply
needles: addi turbo no. 4 ½
pattern: alice starmore: aran knitting
i knitted the whole thing in pieces and seamed them after blocking. i think i used 8 or 10 hours seaming which is very unusual for me, but certainly worthwhile.
i didn't have the correct tension so the whole thing is smaller than the measurements in the pattern, and i am quite pleased with that, since i don't like huge sweaters. but it took some adjustments. the sleevetop has more stitches and the sleeves an extra pattern repeat.
i think i will use this sweater a lot this coming winter. it goes with most thing and in my opinion most of all with a pencil-skirt.
i highly recommend any adventurous knitter to knit this.
12 comments:
WOW! Beautiful! I'm not surprised it took a while to finish, but 8-10 hours is a long time. Congratulations on a job well done!
That is so gorgeous. Way nicer than mine - I am definitely wishing I had had the $$ to invest in Alice's yarn, instead of trying to cheap out. I should have saved up for it! It's ever-so-much-more-so with the right yarn.
I think this is one of the most beautiful sweaters I have every seen! It looks so lovely.
What skill! This is jaw dropping beauty!!! I bow to your superior ability!
That is truly stunning.
This is beautiful. I have Aran Knitting and have been rereading it again recently looking for an adventurous pattern to knit this fall. This might be a winner. Yours is certainly beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful !!!
It looks amazing! Beautiful work. If I ever knit this, I'd want to shrink it from the pattern measurements, too...I don't care for the baggy styling of most of the Starmore sweaters.
It's stunning, congratulations.
What a beutiful sweater, congratulations. It is definitely worth the time invested.
your St. Brigid is gorgeous. Great job!
Spectacular/Gorgeous/Amazing/Beautiful/Flawless sweater :)!!!
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