It's been another quiet week here on my blog, we've had more visitors and Angus has also been poorly which has made for a very tired me! This whole month has been a bit of a blur, we've had lots of lovely visitors a and been away, Angus and I have both been poorly and Stuart has been working lots. I haven't even made it to my knitting group once this month, which I have really been missing. Although this month has been crazy busy I am really pleased to share today Angus' monster sweater completed.
This sweater has been a long time coming, I checked my knitting notebook and I started it last July! I haven't been working on the whole time, in fact I think I put it down for about 7 months. If I'm honest this sweater was probably too advanced for my skills. It was a lot of hard work for me and I had to ask my friend several times for help! Having said that I want so pleased yesterday when it was finally finished and because it's challenged me so much I feel I've added lots of new skills to my knitting.
New skills -
1. Intarsia
2. Using a circular instead of dpns
3. Picking up stitches correctly
4. Blocking
I should have blocked my pieces separately! Lesson learnt!
The other great thing about the sweater is Angus loves it!
The sweater is brilliant .....well worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteLovely sweater! And always great to learn new skills. Angus looks very cute in it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks excellent, you should be really proud of yourself. And it fits!
ReplyDeleteAw, what a beautiful sweater - you did a lovely job! Added bonus that Angus loves it too :) :)
ReplyDeleteYou should be so proud of yourself! The sweater is completely adorable, as is Angus who clearly loves wearing a monster with googly eyes. Stepping outside of your comfort zone is the best way to learn new skills. So impressed with how neat and tidy the intarsia looks.
ReplyDeleteJust adorable. I love the eyes!
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful! No wonder Angus loves it. Great work.
ReplyDeleteCharming! (The sweater is sweet too ; )
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet sweater. :) sorry you and the little have been feeling poorly. :(
ReplyDeleteThe sweater is amazing. I love the colour combination you chose. And extra bonus points for learning all kinds of new skills while making t. Just think of the projects you can tackle now.
ReplyDeleteCUTE! :)
ReplyDeletewhat a fantastic looking sweater, it certainly doesn't look like it was too advanced for you. Very professional looking :) And you've learned some new skills too!
ReplyDeleteSo cute....Angus...and the sweater...
ReplyDeleteGreat job, you learned your new lessons well.
ReplyDeleteAdorable!! Great job, I am sure he will want to wear it always.
ReplyDeleteCute!
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