Poor Yvonne. Over two years ago I promised her a cardigan for her birthday. It was a special birthday, Yvonne is a lovely lady, and she deserved it. We went out, picked out some yarn, Yvonne picked out patterns I rejected (a cardi made entirely of bobbles? I SO can’t knit that :S), I picked out patterns Yvonne rejected (too plain, too unlike my old cardi, too like my old cardi). Then we found one we both liked. It was the ONE. I cast on.
Then I got ill, and couldn’t knit for a while. It took me 6 months to pluck up the courage to take up the needles on it again. Then I realised how terrible the format of the pattern was. The pattern is 4 different cables, 3 extra stitch patterns, none of them in the order they are used in the pattern, and only two of the cables followed the same number of rows, or even had a number of rows that was divisible by any of the other segments of the pattern. I had to re-write the pattern, and use a 5 bar gate system for each cable to log where I was with them. Needless to say it took a long time. Sadly it also involved much stopping and starting. But finally:
I hope you’ll forgive my absence. I think it is pretty clear what one of the reasons is…
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Definately worth the wait it is gorgeous!
Hurrah!! can you knit me one now please? 😉
You did it!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! I hope Yvonne realises how lucky she is!
Oh WOW! Congrats on finishing. It looks amazing. She is one lucky lady.
OH! That is wonderful! You only have to glance at it to see how much work went into it – big congratulations!
incredible amount of work Bry, well done!