The 2007 UFO is Now a 2008 FINISHED OBJECT
This beautiful sweater was a difficult knit. The yarn (Peace
Fleece - Siberian Midnight) is dark blue/black with flecks of grey and white. I tortured myself by knitting this on size 8 Brittany Black Walnut needles. I started the knitting on March 19, 2007, I finished today. There are many modifications to the pattern. This is a pattern of the late '80's early 90's; to be worn with leggings I think. I shortened the length, and knit a couple of sizes smaller. Sewing the seams was very difficult. Not only are the colors dark, the little specks............................. insert swear word here. I think I pulled most of them out while seaming. I do not have buttons yet. I bought the pattern over 15 years ago who knows when I will buy buttons, lol. That being said. I love the sweater. The yarn is soft and warm. It fits perfectly. The pockets will come in handy. I had purchased 12 skeins of yarn. I have 4 and 1/2 left.
I have been invited to a "Meet the Artist" show. The show is in February with a Valentines Day theme. I am going to present a "Study in Reds".
I have been invited to a "Meet the Artist" show. The show is in February with a Valentines Day theme. I am going to present a "Study in Reds".
posted by Kathleen at 2:44 PM
7 Comments:
Beautiful sweater! Congrats on finishing it...
The sweater is beautiful!
It's gorgeous. A work of art.
Your cardigan is beautiful - I love the cabled pockets! Good job getting that wondrful WIP done!
Look at all those pretty reds!
I can't come car shopping, but I can give you my hints for used cars!
1.) Don't be afraid to walk. There is ALWAYS another car, ALWAYS.
2.) Know your values and model types. Keep a notebook of vehicles you are interested in, models, model years, and NANDA wholesale values.
3.) Remember that they go to school to learn how to manipulate us into a sale, but we're unskilled and untrained. They use that to their advantage.
4.) Be aware that if you're after a demand vehicle, you won't get the deal I did. I specifically chose a low mileage, low demand vehicle. I could never have gotten that kind of deal on, say, a Corolla or a Civic.
I used the NANDA wholesale value of the car as my guide. I figure it this way - a dealer takes a car in on trade. They give the former owner $800, say, off of the price of their new vehicle. Then they do a little spiff up and inspection, which costs them at most $200, assuming they have to repair something. In this case, if they sell this car to me for $3000, they still make $2,000 +/-. I knew the NANDA value of the car was $3700 in excellent condition. But this car has a couple of rust spots, and some key scratches, and the front bumper is cracked. So I knocked off $700 for repair and set the number $3000 in my mind. When they started at $5990, and came back with $4995 as their "best offer" I said "Well, then I can go, 'cause my number is $3000". They kept me there. After some back and forth over a few hours (they so enjoy the game - the next time they came back it was $4795 and I said "I don't want to waste your time, or mine..." but they would not let me leave, so I knew I was onto something) we ended at $3300. I let my daughter decide at that point if she wanted to pay the $300 over mommy's number. She said she did, and the deal was made. For almost HALF of the price they had on the car when we showed up!!
Gorgeous sweater! I tried to email you back from your comment but it bounced. :(
Did you like the Peace Fleece? I've never seen it in the flesh as none of our LYS's carry it.
Your Peace Fleece sweater is gorgeous!! Good for you finishing this difficult sweater. I love it!
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