Remember this?
And I asked for advice on the sleeves, which was awesome! Based on combined feedback, I went for 3/4 length, and did one set of the lace, which made a nice touch but wasn’t too busy. So, here’s the finished piece:
I love it. It fits beautifully, falls just below the waist, shaping where needed, and I do think it’s the perfect traditional sweat for late summer, early fall.
Here’s my firsts on this:
First full sweater of entirely handspun (weighs12 oz, which is also helpful info for the future)
First time spinning beads into yarn and using it in garment design.
First self designed pattern! (I know, it’s raglan, but still..gotta start somewhere!!)
First time asking for readers to help me sort though the last stages of design, so thank you!!!
Now we’re off for another camping weekend, and you know I’ll be wearing this in the chilly evenings! Here’s a pic from last week’s alpine backpacking trip:
Happy Friday! Spin on!
Reblogged this on Amanda's Words / starfire8me and commented:
that will be a nice sweater!
Thanks for the reblog!!!
u r very welcome! ; )
Leah, it looks really lovely. I think the lace at the bottom is perfect. Congrats on your first fully Leah created sweater!! I hope to follow in your footsteps shortly with a self-spun and designed vest.
Thanks so much!!! I am a vest addict…so I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with!!!
What a great sweater, and all those firsts! Congratulations! Oh my gosh those trees and that lake are gorgeous… I’m a wee jealous 😀
Hugs and enjoy both your new sweater and your camping weekend,
Beth
Thank you!!! We’re really lucky to live in such a beautiful outdoorsy place! And it will be fun to wear the sweater at the campfire!!
Just don’t get marshmallow all over it! 😀
Love to see some pics of this weekend in the wild! 😀
Hugs
Lovely!
Thank you!!!
Hi, Leah! I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award in my latest post 🙂
Wow! Thanks so much! Over to take a look!!