Last week in the comments, AnnH asked me:
What are the criteria for your “must make” list?
Ooh, that’s a tough question. It’s based pretty much on a gut reaction to a design.
I am extraordinarily picky about the cabled sweaters I knit, but I can’t come up with any reasons why some designs that appeal to me and some don’t. I look through a book and automatically say “Love it, hate it, love it, hate it” and I never change my mind. Same thing with lace. Once again, extraordinarily picky.
What do you all think? What are the criteria for your “must make” list?
Lismore
I finished Lismore Friday night, while watching La Vie en Rose. (By the way, La Vie en Rose was an incredible movie and Marion Cotillard gave an amazing performance as Edith Piaf.)
I carefully laid Lismore out to photograph it, but I had some problems.
See what I mean?
My photo stylist seemed to have issues . . .
Finally, she seemed satisfied and let me get on with it.
The collar:
The ribbing:
A sleeve:
I’m not going to start another “big” project this week. Thursday morning I am going to St. Louis to participate in The Loopy Ewe Spring Fling, and I’m teaching 4 classes there. Apart from working on my sock in progress, I’ve got a fair amount of knitting I need to do to prepare for the classes, so I’ll be doing that in the evenings this week.
In other news, this handsome fellow wants to audition to be a Knight Who Says Ni:
I think anyone as cute as he who has his own knitted chain mail need not audition, don’t you?
In other, other news, Lucy is exhausted from helping me with the Lismore photo-shoot.
I am very fond of fair isle jumpers and I like most things you make. However, this time you’ve really hit it for me. It’s a wonderful interpretation of a lovely pattern. I hope you wear it, enjoy it, and get lots of well-deserved comments.
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Oh Man is that Lismore gorgeous! I love, just love Kauni – I must have some!
I enjoyed La Vie En Rose , the Sparrow certainly had an interesting life – I liked the part where she told the interviewer she knits for whomever will wear her work.
Lismore, Lucy and La Vie en Rose – TRES, TRES BIEN!!
Must makes for me are what catches my fancy – and are within my range of expertise! I love cables, but have not tried anything like a sweater yet (like your Cromarty). I love color, so I ordered Vogue’s “World” sweater in the earth tones as featured in their 25th anniversary issue. Also, Kaffe partner’s book…. with the sweaters from all over the world, the title escapes me – I have the wool for the “Aussie” sweater.. fabulous colors and stockinette – perfect for moi!
Wish I could go to St. Louis and meet you and take a Wendy-class, but alas and alack, I cannot. Maybe another time, another place. luv.m.
First: Will it cover the lumps?
Second: Color (including stash)
Third: Unique
Fourth: Does it sing to me?
Your sweater does all four plus some I haven’t thought about yet!
I’m jealous, jealous, jealous and stupid, stupid, stupid. I LIVE in St. Louis (or, in the greater St. Louis area anyway) and I didn’t sign up for Loopy Ewe’s Spring Fling. What is WRONG with me??!! Well, hopefully we’ll have nice weather for you (it’s been raining enough to warrant Ark building this spring). I guess there’s always next year.
It’s sort of hard to find my “must make” gene. I walk around thinking it’s dormant, and then 6 weeks down the road I see a pattern I dismissed the first time I saw it as too hard or too time consuming. Next thing I know, I’m ordering the book it’s in or the yarn to make it. So now, I never say “never.” I have to say “Not right now. Maybe in 6 months.”
Outside of that, color will make me order something. I was only going to order one skein of yarntini, but it took 6 hours for me to pick out the one I wanted. I wound up ordering an “also ran” in spite of myself, but I love it just as much as the other skein, maybe more.
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I love the Lucy sweater inspection! She was laying on it like she owned it!
Oh Wendy, the sweater is spectacular, so perfect. You never cease to amaze me. You are really fast. Love pic of Lucy on sweater. Perfect sleeves. Have a great time at the fling.
Ok…I’m dying to know this: given your project monogamy and your resulting superhero speed at finishing projects….do you have a stash or amazing proportions (like many of us!) or do you tend to buy/spin yarn for a particular project to be made within a reasonably short time?
I wish I could be a more monogamous knitter. I have vast numbers of projects in various stages of started (right up through “nearly finished” and “just needs buttons!”). On the plus side, I am never without a possible traveling knitting project: I just need to reach into the closet and grab a bag out of the “in progess” stash!
Lismore is fabulous! I love the colorways. It just glows! I can see all kinds of possibilities with that yarn. But not until I finish something else!