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FINALLY! A finished Elspeth!
June 22, 2005
OK the reason this has taken so long is that now I'm at my parents, and the internet is sloooow, and the modem on my laptop is even slower, and it's too much like torture to use the internet. So I might not be posting much or reading many blogs - sorry about that!
Well, firstly my weekend! On friday I went shopping with Kerrie, which was bags of fun as always :) I didn't buy any yarn, because as you may have noticed I have been majorly stashing lately, and then attempting to hide it by saying it's all for secret projects.....
I did buy some fabric - and some of it has already been used! I will try and put a post up about that later this week. Also we went to a lovely make-up/perfume shop and had lots of make up put on, which was ace because neither of us wears make up often. I loved that.
And I got to stay at Kerrie's for her birthday BBQ, and lots of knitting and chatting - it was lovely :)
Right - Elspeth!
Elspeth turned out a size too big - I didn't swatch, because I swatched for Gemma, which is also in Calmer, so didn't think I'd need to for Elspeth. Maybe I should have, oh well! I still like it a lot, it just doesn't sit as well on me as on mum or Kerrie....I'm still going to wear it though, because I think it's really pretty :)
Here she is:
Click to see more!
Well, back soon I hope :)
Posted by jen at June 22, 2005 12:26 PM
Comments
Yay Elspeth!
Posted by: kerrie at June 22, 2005 12:45 PM
tell me more about the fabric...
Posted by: carolyn at June 22, 2005 02:07 PM
I think your Elspeth fits just right! It seems to fit you similarly to the way mine fits me. I personally think that the photo in the magazine was horribly doctored to make the bolero appear smaller on the model. I'm completely convinced that the bolero was pinned in the back during the photo shoot. (and I wrote a long blog entry about why)
Looks great!
Posted by: Laura at June 22, 2005 02:37 PM
Very nice,i think it fits ok.
Posted by: Cheryl at June 22, 2005 02:55 PM
I know you think it doesn't fit but Elspeth looks great on you! Lovely work as always!
Posted by: lyn at June 22, 2005 03:36 PM
Well, I haven't seen Elspeth on either your mum or Kerrie, so I have nothing to compare against, but I think it looks absolutely lovely on you. You've done a great job with it!
Posted by: Michelle at June 22, 2005 03:48 PM
It looks very pretty.
Posted by: Jenn at June 22, 2005 04:36 PM
I think Elspeth looks GREAT on you. I would not have known that it was a size bigger than you hoped without your mentioning it. You are one talented lady!
Posted by: Brenda at June 22, 2005 05:41 PM
It's very pretty! You knitted the smallest size? You must be really tiny. It's a very pretty pattern and the Calmer has worked beautifully in that design.
Posted by: Tracy at June 22, 2005 05:53 PM
It looks great on you! There's another person who knit one and the neck almost falls off her shoulders too. I like that look though. Very nice.
Posted by: monica at June 22, 2005 06:56 PM
That's lovely and it looks good on you, even though you say it's too big. The colour really suits you XD
Posted by: Nush at June 22, 2005 08:08 PM
so pretty! both of you!
Posted by: anna at June 22, 2005 08:50 PM
Yay! A little big? I don't think so, it's perfect as is. And you did an excellent job with the crochet.
Posted by: sharlyn at June 22, 2005 09:11 PM
Very nice. It looks good on you!
Posted by: la chica alta at June 22, 2005 10:29 PM
It looks lovely Jen. You've inspired me to have another go (sometime soon I hope) but for now I've cast on your "Tropical Sunset" and its knitting up a treat!
You haven't said yet (unless I've missed it) whether or not you've got your results??
Posted by: Ali at June 22, 2005 11:17 PM
I think it looks great!
Posted by: ShelbyD at June 23, 2005 12:04 AM
Your Elspeth is gorgeous! I think it fits pretty well, too. Very nice.
Posted by: Missy at June 24, 2005 01:22 AM
Jen, I like that Elspeth. And I love the curlyque ties you used :-)
Posted by: soknitpicky at June 24, 2005 02:34 AM
One size too big makes it perfect in my book. I love the way it fits, even better than how it fit the Rowan model! I may have to think about this one... the Calmer is wonderful stuff. Enjoy wearing it.
Posted by: Johanna at June 24, 2005 03:16 AM
Looks great! It's starting to tempt me into making one myself.. :-)
Posted by: Steph at June 24, 2005 09:10 AM
It's very cute! I like the color and it's much cuter with the tank top than how it was worn in the magazine.
Posted by: Julie M. at June 24, 2005 02:25 PM