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See full sized image in Photo GalleryTada! Yes, I finally finished Marlon's sweater, yeah! I am very pleased with the way it turned out. It is a 4 x 4 ribbed, long-sleeved raglan pullover, knit from the bottom-up with a 2 x 2 ribbed shawl collar. There are identical cables on the center of the front and the back of the sweater.

Marlon was very inquisitive throughout the process of making his sweater. And, I am very grateful to announce: he likes the finished sweater, too. He says, "Mommy it looks good," and he likes wearing it. Yes, I'm very grateful. :-) I am happy with the fit, and am pleased that I chose a ribbed texture for the overall sweater, because there seems to be a lot of "give", and that the sweater should fit him throughout the coming winter, growth spurts and all.

Here are a few pictures I took of Marlon modelling his sweater for the first time, this morning:

As always, questions, comments and contribution are always welcome!

Kristin

Knitscene preview is online

Interweave Press has a new magazine coming out next month: Knitscene. The preview is available online, at the following link: http://iwpshopinfo.interweave.com/Knits/2005newsletters/knitsceneprojects2005.htm

It offers  designs in both knit and crochet. I am a sucker for new magazines, so I will be at Borders mid-October, when the issue is on the newsstand. I particularly like the first wrap sweater that has cuffs knit sideways with intricate cables in a variegated, complimentary color to the body of the wrap. I have scetched up a similar idea; their version is beautiful.

Happy Knitting Everyone,

 Kristin

Marlon's Sweater

OK, so I would like to say that my last post, "Work in Progress" is the only project I currently have on my needles. I would also like to say that it is finished and that I have pictures to post and a pattern to offer. I would not like to say that I have fallen wayward to the lure of a new project. However, I have the excuse for all excuses...this time. :-)

My 3 year old son, who until now, was the reason I started purchasing yarn online. He single-handedly broke my very expensive habit of frequently shopping my local LYSs. Whether it was his attempts at grabbing and throwing little skeins of very expensive yarn across the store, or screaming at the top of his lungs because he knew that it would embarrass me to the point of making a mad dash for the exit immediately.

However, all of that changed this week.

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