NSV! Involving knitting! (weird, I know)

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  • iysys
    iysys Posts: 524
    and i am quite certain you will look smoking hot in it! that is a fantastic top. i love me some annie modesitt. she made my wedding dress! :-)

    Annie Modesitt made your wedding dress? Like knit it herself? <swoon>

    she sewed it actually but yes.

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    the shawl was designed by miriam felton.
  • Quiltmania
    Quiltmania Posts: 59
    I'm a knitter. I knit, and sew, and crochet, and next I want to learn to quilt. I LOVE knitting, especially being able to knit myself pretty things to wear :D For the past 2 years I've been drooling over a sweater pattern that I wanted to make. But I refused to start it because it has horizontal stripes, and with the extra weight I was carrying I knew it would just make me look bigger.

    Last week, I started the sweater :D Don't the colors just make you want to smile?


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    If you would like to learn to quilt, here's a link to a quilting message board that I'm a member of www.quiltingboard.com. Lots of helpful advice, tutorials, etc. BTW, your sweater is very nice. It did make me smile.
  • hawaiiprinzezz
    hawaiiprinzezz Posts: 8 Member
    I saw this post last night before bed and I had to come back here this morning and tell you that I actually dreamt about your sweater last night. I taught myself how to knit just some basic stitches a couple of months ago and I am no where near making a sweater but those colors made me want to get my needles out again and start practicing. Maybe someday....
  • julieannebyrom
    julieannebyrom Posts: 205 Member
    I love it! i like to knit, crochet and sew too but I've never knitted myself anything, it all goes on gifts and on my daughter. I might actually be inspired to do something for myself now.
  • change_happens
    change_happens Posts: 491
    i hear ya! a cute little sweater... :)
  • FaithsVegWorkout
    FaithsVegWorkout Posts: 471
    It looks great so far. I won't knit a sweater because 1. I don't like sweaters enough to put the effort in and 2. I don't have the attention span. I'm a hats and gloves lady myself.
  • pinkgigi
    pinkgigi Posts: 693 Member
    that is soo cute, and you are a very even knitter!

    When people ask me how I lost weight, I always say knitting and crocheting stopped me put things in my mouth!!

    GG
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    I love it! i like to knit, crochet and sew too but I've never knitted myself anything, it all goes on gifts and on my daughter. I might actually be inspired to do something for myself now.

    I wish more clothing crafters would make for themselves. I think it takes a lot of confidence to make something and then wear it yourself in public.
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    It looks great so far. I won't knit a sweater because 1. I don't like sweaters enough to put the effort in and 2. I don't have the attention span. I'm a hats and gloves lady myself.

    I have no desire to knit sweaters, but I feel like I SHOULD want to knit a sweater. lol
  • biddysaurus
    biddysaurus Posts: 156 Member
    Adorable!! :) Congrats!
  • jessradtke
    jessradtke Posts: 418 Member
    *LOVE* those colors!! (Actually...I knit a sleeveless summer sweater in those same colors a while back!)
  • jessradtke
    jessradtke Posts: 418 Member
    One of my motivations for finally deciding to lose the weight was I wanted to make a bunch of sweaters to wear to work (I own a yarn shop so it would make sense for me to wear handknits to work, right?) But the time and expensive of the yarn to make a size 3X has always stopped me from making more than one. I had an epiphany that I could get a sweater done a lot faster and with a lot less yarn in a size medium than a 3X. Ah ha! I have other reasons to lose weight and get healthy as well, but that was surely one of them!

    That has to be one of the best goals ever!
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