October 06, 2004

Finished in Canada...

Wow, I am certainly happy to finally be done this sweater - not that working with Calmer was not absolutely wonderful as many of you have already commented. I definitely see more Calmer projects in my future. This sweater is comfortable and soft and thanks to the stretchiness of the yarn, fits very nicely. Although I was anxious to get it done before diving into my fall projects it really is a great fall sweater for cooler days and I can see me wearing it right on into the middle of winter.

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Notes: I had decided to lengthen the body by a couple of inches (before beginning the dart decreases) since it looked shorter than I wanted it to be in the Rowan photo, and was later a bit worried that this might not work out so well. I'm happy to report that the length turned out just about right. The only thing that I'm not 100% content with is the width of my lace neckband. I noticed that many of the finished Audreys have a wider neckband which I prefer - I probably should have used the larger needles instead of the smaller ones that I used for the first few rows of ribbing on each piece. This will not stop me from wearing it though as I love the color (it's 'Jewel' which is now discontinued). Since I wanted the neckband to sit on my shoulders, I ended up with 20 pattern repeats.

Overall, this has been a great knit-a-long and I will continue to watch as more and more of you complete your sweaters. I may just have to start a blog of my own!
By the way, has anyone washed their Audrey yet? I'm curious to know if there are tips out there or anything I should watch out for.
Thanks to our wonderful hostesses, great hearing from everyone and enjoy!

Posted by KarenR at October 6, 2004 01:56 PM
Comments

Karen,
Your Audrey is a beauty! Congratulations on finishing it. What size did you make yours? It fits you perfectly.

Well, off to try and get some more of the lace finished.

Posted by: Kate at October 6, 2004 04:40 PM

Karen! that colour is just gorgeous! Congratulations on finishing!

Posted by: Felicia at October 6, 2004 05:14 PM

Beautiful work, Karen! It looks great on you!

Posted by: Andrea at October 6, 2004 09:11 PM

This colour suits you really well! Congratulations for the finished Audrey

Posted by: Maud at October 7, 2004 07:38 AM

Thanks so much for your comments! I'm flattered!
I made the size small (second size) and boy did it look small when it came off the needles (due to that Calmer stretch). But after a very light steam blocking and some seaming it is the perfect fit!
I like the color too! Don't know why Rowan would want to discontinue it but it did allow me to buy the yarn on sale!

Posted by: Karen at October 7, 2004 08:34 AM

Hi Karen! I've been checking the Audrey Blog for your finished sweater ever since meeting you at the September Knitting Meet-Up. Congratulations: what a fantastic job! The photo is really lovely. I hope you get lots of enjoyment from your new sweater.

Posted by: AlisonG at October 11, 2004 09:46 AM

your Audrey is absolutely beautiful -- the color is great on you! congratulations. What a fun winter sweater!

Posted by: janet d at October 11, 2004 10:01 PM

Your Audrey turned out gorgeous! I almost used that color...my fave. I used the smaller needle also (size 5) and am very happy with the lace. I tried a few repeats with the larger & didn't like it.

Posted by: Eilene at October 20, 2004 12:58 PM