sweater update on pattern progress 3/10

[viviskins]

:loco FINALLY!

I never thought I was gonna be able to finish this sweater! I wove in all the ends and pressed the collar and lower front and bottom trim, but I don't have the black ribbon to tie it "closed" so I used a piece of tulle I had. so if the picture looks blurry? its where the tulle is !

Anywho! Here's the front...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/viviskins/cd8e8712.jpg

and here's the back...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/viviskins/5594340a.jpg

I have been so busy, and I haven't written down the pattern for it yet, I hope to do it sometime soon. I ended up using an H hook and lion brand baby yarn. It barely fits me, but I hear the "shrunken jacket" is in yeah whatever....

[kariholtz]

OH MY! It's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap
I for one will be awaiting the pattern! hehe

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Ooooh I really like that:)h Great job It's looks just gorgeous on you:))

[faithpa76]

Beautiful! The collar and trim are perfect for it! It's lovely!

[RachelG]

Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wow

[MommaChelle]

That's sooooo pretty! I like the pink too :D!

[rebeccav]

ooo, nice job!!!:artist

[LORFML]

Beautiful work. - Lucy mllorf.blogspot.com (http://mllorf.blogspot.com)

[bkellya]

Lovely job! Congratulations!! I think it looks great on you!

[clearwaters]

That is really beautiful.

[Schoneys]

GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS!!

I MUST HAVE THE PATTERN!!

[MiCountess]

So very pretty :)h
michelle :wave

[Donna]

Wow! Lovely! :)h

[upmom]

Oh my gosh....that is sooooo pretty!
:cheer2
Lori

[woolandflax]

That is beautiful work!!! I will be making that one for sure when you get the pattern up!! Great job!!!

~Rebecca

[Yarnmistress]

OMG I want it! Only in black or grey. lol. That is the most beautiful thing I have seen. You did a great job and I am so envious of that sweater now.

[phatballet]

It's beautiful!

:cheer2
Denise

[Nina_Kate]

I just learned how to do this stitch this week (isn't it the Solomon's knot?). I can't wait for you to post the pattern, that sweater is fabulous!

[Rosesandtea]

Very snazzy!

[cinfulkarmah]

Ooooh! Pretty! :)) It looks good. It will look even better with the black ribbon.

Don't know if I would have the courage to wear it though. I tend to stay away from tight fitting items.

[smyz64]

That is beautiful! :clap Is that the love knot? How very lovely, I have not been able to capture that particular stitch yet. >:

[NancyCA]

It is just beautiful!!! :artist

[ilovekrochet]

wonderful work! very, very " in" ! would look lovely with about everything.:yay2

[123mama]

Very pretty:)h

[Tiffany]

Absolutely lovely! :)h

[Empress Busy Bee]

I agree with everyone, it's beautiful.
I can't wait for you to put the pattern up. :cheer2

[threeolivemartini]

i seriously need to practice that stitch .. i love it !

[mythunderbird]

oh viv, that sweater is adorable, my dd would love that, can't wait for the pattern. looks great on you too, tight fit IS in!!!!!! and your skinny enough to pull it off, me now thats another story:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl great job.::yawn need:coffee LOL vicki:hee :hee

[kenjones4]

Beautiful job!!!

Kudos!!!!!:bow

Ken

[Frangipani]

I think that's gorgeous. And you're right, a black ribbon would totally pull it off! I wish I could wear that to a wedding I *have* to go to this weekend. I have the PERFECT shoes to match it too!! Hmmm, :idea guess the only solution is to wait for your pattern to come out so I can make one for myself!!!:frog

Bec:cg

[crochetingRev]

thats very pretty..:f-1

[Julie]

Vivian that is just beautiful!!! :clap I love it, it looks fabulous on you. :cloud9

[Nashville Crocheter]

Your sweater is Beautiful :artist

My dd is in college and I think that would be perfect for her.

[Jewels]

wow for sure!! Absolutely beautiful.

[nwbondlady]

Oh that is beautiful. What a nice job you did. Is that a love knot stitch?

Fran
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[YarnFeather]

That looks beautiful on you! I love it! A+!!

[mumbles17]

that is beautiful-
hope we get the pattern!- will definately try it
Fiona

[viviskins]

Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate all your comments!:cloud9 I'm a size 12 if that helps anyone, :lol , doesn't help me much, rofl, but hey!

I really enjoy this stitch, the Solomon's knot or Love knot stitch. I saw a video tutorial which helped me learn how to do it, for those of you who are interested..if I can find the link I'll put it up in here or the patterns forum. Its not as hard as it looks! :clap

It doesn't take alot of yarn to make this sweater, I would say on average...mmm it took me about 700 yards of Lion Brand Baby yarn...? The part that was the hardest to figure out was the decreasing and increasing...while you're doing it, it doesn't look right, but after a few rows have passed you can see it begin to look right...

I'm gonna work on the pattern today and should have it up by tomorrow...wish me luck :lol

[juli]

absolutely beautiful :)h i'm in love - i want one too!!!

do you think the pattern would work in a fuzzier, mohairish yarn? i just bought a bunch

[viviskins]

yes I do think it would great in mohair, very "airy and light":cheer2

[deneen]

This is absolutely beautiful!

[Kymberlina]

Wow!! Ive got some brushed acrylic yarn waiting for that pattern :rollin

[Dalia]

WOW!! Just Beautiful!!

[cinfulkarmah]

If you come across that video tutorial, let me know! I love it when people use them to show how to do things. I am much more of a visual person.

[momkat]

That is gorgeous, but the Love Knot totally scares the bejesis out of me! How do you do that stitch??????


I love the color, too.


I'll have to post my second draped bed jacket I did with a different yarn and larger hook.....I forgot to take pics of that the other day! It turned out a lot more relaxed and comfy......you are inspiring me.....stop it! LOL

[lilhatshack]

Really Beautiful - Love it!!!

[CraftyChristine]

You did a gorgeous job! I actually really like the ribbon you used...looks great imo!

[Berniluvscrochet]

Love it, Love It!! Can't wait, can't wait!
Berni :)

[threeolivemartini]

Anne.. here is a video clip for that stitch ..

LOVE KNOT (http://www.stitchguide.com/stitches/crochet/stitch_pages/cro_loveknot.html)

[Crochet Dreamer]

It's beautiful! and pink is my favorite color. Can't wait to make this one.
Debi

[viviskins]

thank you three olive martini!!! I finally found the link and its already here so thanks for finding it in my absence!:)h

Sorry for the delay in getting this pattern up. Today the kids are home from school and I watch my nephew today too! Woo Hoo! 5 kids running around! Pass the Ritalin! :lol Anyway...I'm feeling very uh unsure of myself about this pattern...I don't know exactly how I did it..:lol and I'm trying my best to write a coherent pattern...:help Because I spent a lot of time pulling out and starting over (when I was doing the shaping?) Wow its hard to follow...and I'm kinda afraid no one will understand my ramblings:? If a more experienced pattern writer who is familiar with the love knot stitch could help me word it better, I'd appreciate it...I did things more by measurements than stitch count...

I'm seriously considering making another one, in some yarn that I have in my stash (gasp!) and writing everything down as I go, which would be way easier, and probably ALOT more easy to understand...while I figure it out, practice the stitch in the tutorial, that way you'll be ready! I promise promise PROMISE I will not flake-out on ya'll and leave you hanging...
Thanks for being such a great group!:grouphug

BTW if you are familiar with the love knot stitch or the double love knot which is basically the same, its just two love knot stitches in succession of each other...see what I mean about confusing...but if you know what I"m talking about, email me at viviskins@yahoo.com and maybe you can proof read this pattern for me? Thanks again!:)h

[viviskins]

okay :lol I started a new cardigan cuz it was waaaay to hard to decifer the stitches and shaping increases/decreases just looking at the sweater...I'm almost done the back and i'm sure I'll be done the sleeves by tonight. I'm hoping to have the pattern completely written up and proofread etc by Friday. I'm using worsted weight this time, just cause its what I have.

[melch4]

That is so beautiful. I love the color...........:cheer2 : Faith in PA

[viviskins]

....I'll be finishing up on t he left & right fronts today and hopefully the collar and trim too...the second time around is so much better....and the pattern is really coming along...

[luvtocraft]

It's absolutely beautiful!!! :cheer2

[viviskins]

still working on the pattern, I hope I can get it up this week..

[viviskins]

Okay, lemme just say that was extremely hard! :lol I'm having Lynda (not sure of her screen name here) proofread it. I didn't finish the cuffs, collar or bottom trim, but I'm gonna work on that this weekend if I can. Once she's done proofreading, I'll post it in the Free Patterns forum, and add the cuffs,collar and bottom trim later. :))

[Schoneys]

I am really hurting for this pattern LOL.......hope you get it done soon

Mel

[viviskins]

Almost done Mell, just simple sc to trim all the eges for several rows...

[wolfeyez76]

I am so anxiously awaiting this pattern along with everyone else! Would be great to use on a daily basis for work. It's always just cold enough to be uncomfortable here so that any kind of sweater or jacket that I wear makes it too hot. Go figure...

[PJ]

It's gorgeous! I'm new to crochet, so I'd better have a look at that tutorial since the love knot seems to scare a lot of folks. I figure if experienced crocheters are intimidated by it, it'll be dang near impossible for me, LOL. But I
MUST have that sweater, so I'll try until I pull my hair out. :lol

[viviskins]

Thanks for waiting everyone! I'm going to post the pattern for this cardigan in the original patterns forum, but I would love for someone to test it for me if they have time. I took the shawl collar out of the pattern..although its really 'in' right now, I just wanted to keep it as simple as possible. And y'all are creative enough that I'm sure you'll come up with you own stuff, which I can't wait to see!:cheer2

[wolfeyez76]

Yeah! I'm so VERY excited! I'll try it out as soon as I finish my car coat (I have the back and 1 1/2 sides done, so not much longer!). Thank you so much for posting the pattern!!!!

[123mama]

Do you have a pattern for the car coat you can share? I would like to make grand daughter one.

[wolfeyez76]

The pattern for the car coat is the one in the simply creative crochet magazine. Don't know what the rules are for sharing patterns from magazines. Can I make a copy and mail it? Anyone know?

[viviskins]

pictures now with pattern posted in Original Patterns, this one didn't have a shawl collar.

[threeolivemartini]

The pattern for the car coat is the one in the simply creative crochet magazine. Don't know what the rules are for sharing patterns from magazines. Can I make a copy and mail it? Anyone know?

no you cant .. that is copy right infringement

[diamond]

That is really pretty. You did a great job. It's so feminine & dainty looking. Love the color you chose. Can't wait for the pattern! :cheer

[TepperWear]

Totally stunning. Nice to see something different.

[wrenlover]

That is really beautiful. It is soooooo flattering to your figure. I just love that.
I want to make one for myself. :wink I could only hope it would look that flattering on me.

Lisa

[Kathleen]

That is so pretty. I really suck at doing the love knot so I appreciate this beautiful sweater all the more! Great Job!

[shadow]

Very nice!

[Riohnna]

Wow!

[christinascrochethaven]

Very pretty:manyheart

[sleevelessinsu]

Wow, gorgeous!

[crochetbycharlene]

very nice!

[crochetkel]

love it!!!!

[Miss USA]

Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate all your comments!:cloud9 I'm a size 12 if that helps anyone, :lol , doesn't help me much, rofl, but hey!

I really enjoy this stitch, the Solomon's knot or Love knot stitch. I saw a video tutorial which helped me learn how to do it, for those of you who are interested..if I can find the link I'll put it up in here or the patterns forum. Its not as hard as it looks! :clap

It doesn't take alot of yarn to make this sweater, I would say on average...mmm it took me about 700 yards of Lion Brand Baby yarn...? The part that was the hardest to figure out was the decreasing and increasing...while you're doing it, it doesn't look right, but after a few rows have passed you can see it begin to look right...

I'm gonna work on the pattern today and should have it up by tomorrow...wish me luck :lol

HEY!!!! That is the same stitch I did on my grandmothers shawl! I just finished it and fell in love with the stitch. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/irishmenRsexy/Crochet/Shawls/gmashawl2.jpg ILOVE THAT STITCH!!! It is fun to do and works up quickly, I totally wanna make your sweater!!! It looks so cute on you!!!

[crochetluvknot]

beautiful job