It's done! I have decided that I love elbow length sleeves. I spend most of my days washing and cleaning. Shorter sleeves means no more soggy cuffs! I can't wear mohair next to my skin, but a loose fitting cardigan is perfect. I love the shiny halo of the mohair, though.
I ended up using almost exactly 6 skeins of Lamb's Pride Bulky. The dye job ended up flashing rather than striping because I knit the sweater in the round. Still, I love how it turned out. Every green patch is balanced with aqua.
I decided to group the buttons in twos. I also went with mismatched buttons, but I'm not sure how much I like it. I wanted a vintage "Grandma's button box" kind of look, but some of the smaller/smoother buttons don't stay shut. I'll have to crochet or stitch around the holes to tighten them up a bit.
Overall, I adore this sweater.
5 comments:
The sweater looks great! That's cool how the colors mirrored each other.
I love it! I especially love the button grouping. :)
I think it came out great. I like the mismatched-set idea for the buttons (probably because I could do the same more easily than Actual Matching Buttons for the Whole Sweater).
Very cute- I love the buttons!
- Julie
Lovely colours! I am a fan of three quarter length sleeves. Saves me pushing up my sleeves and making them all baggy!
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