Hannah’s February Lady Sweater is finished and she’s thrilled - and so am I. It was a fun and fast knit with absolutely great results. See?
Doesn’t she look so cute? The green is a great color on her and really different from any of her other sweaters. The yarn is Dream in Color Classy purchased from Sonny & Shear. Not only do they ship really quickly but they ship for free if your order is over $50.
Of course we had to have the obligatory tree hugging shot. Along with another 85 pictures of her kicking up her heels and grinning and flapping her arms and being a genuine goof ball. She cracks me up, I tell you.
The sweater, if you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard, is knit from the top down in garter stitch. I knit Hannah the XXS and followed the directions pretty closely and the fit is just right. The only modification I made was to decrease one lace repeat on the sleeves so they wouldn’t be so full at the shoulder.
We found these buttons at Saftler’s and they are such a perfect match. They have a little bit of sparkle and are just the right shade of green. Oh, and that was another modification I made - only 2 button holes so they would be in the garter stitch yoke portion of the sweater only.
She loves it. I love it. It’s a hit!
Kirsten Said,
I love it too! Lucky Hannah!
Toni Said,
It’s gorgeous Carol, and so is your daughter
Manise Said,
Gorgeous sweater! That’s one beautiful green on a beautiful daughter! Love your mods.
Kathy Said,
It looks fantastic! Perfect fit. Did you alternate skeins? I love that green on her — so pretty!
Julie Said,
It is BEAUTIFUL!
DebbieB Said,
What a lovely goof ball! The sweater is great, too - color, fit, buttons, everything. Nice job!
LittleWit Said,
That sweater looks great on Hannah. It makes me consider making one for myself.
Jean Said,
The sweater is gorgeous in green, you can really see the lace pattern. I can’t hardly wait for cooler weather (it was 97 F yesterday). I have already bought some yarn by Frog Tree and am ready for my first sweater - Please let it grow cooler soon.
margene Said,
It is a hit!! Nicely done and the yarn looks heavenly. She’ll be wearing it all winter. It’s a perfect Sweet 16 sweater. Good job, mom!
Chrissie Said,
Love it!!!
Robin in VA Said,
She’s so cute, I don’t know if I should compliment the sweater or the model?! Okay both, you did a fantastic job. The color really suits Hannah!
Karen Said,
Beautiful sweater Carole. It looks fabulous on Hannah. I’ll bet you both had a great time with the photo shoot.
grumperina Said,
Gorgeous sweater, gorgeous girl!
Donna Said,
Beautiful! The coloring of the yarn makes it look like hand spun. Hannah looks like she loves it too. Ready to make one for yourself???
susan Said,
Wow, it’s fantastic. She looks wonderful in it!
Cheryl Said,
And I love it too! I finished mine over the weekend and I’ve been wearing it every day this week. Maybe one of these days it won’t be raining and I can get some pics. Hannah is looking beautiful!
Teresa Said,
Wow, she’s beautiful. And green really does suit her! You know, if I looked as good as her in my hand knit sweaters I’d knit more for myself.
Wool Winder Said,
It looks great on her! Nice work! You got the color and fit just right!
jessie Said,
Beautiful sweater on a beautiful girl.
Now, tell me how you skip a lace repeat on the arms to make it narrower. I don’t get that. And about the two buttons: I’m making a small and I think I’m going to run out of room before I get to the third button, or it’s going to be down in the lace. It looks fine with just two, so maybe I’ll skip it as well.
Thanks for the pictures.
Teyani Said,
oh Hannah you look fabulous in that great sweater!! (tho I wish your Mom had included some of the flapping the arms photos for fun…. hahahah)
Those photos are wonderful Carole - they really show off your lovely work so well
The mod’s you made look wonderful - and yes, I agree with Jessie, how’s you do one less lace repeat on the arms?
What a gorgeous completion!
Sarah Said,
Absolutely gorgeous, Carole! This is one of my favorite workings of this sweater.
Ina Said,
What a beauty - sweater *and* young woman!
Chris Said,
Gorgeous - both of them!
sprite Said,
It’s gorgeous on her. She’s a lucky girl.
Congratulations on yet another winning combination!
Cookie Said,
Love the sweater, the buttons and that beautiful girl.
Well done all the way around, Carole!
Lucia Said,
Hmm… apparently I’ve been living under a rock, but that is a terrific sweater. Thanks for cluing me in :).
Lisa Said,
Beautiful - both the model and her sweater. I see that the sleeves seem to be similar to ones in a sweater I’m working on - a little too wide so that you wouldn’t want them all the way down to your wrist. I like the length you decided on and this helps me with mine.
JessaLu Said,
So pretty! (both Hannah and the sweater!) ;o)
Knitnana Said,
She’s beautiful in a beautiful sweater! Congrats, Mom!
(((hugs)))
Karen Said,
Gorgeous sweater for a gorgeous girl! The color is really nice on her like you said. I bet it will be one of her favorites.
I have to buy some of that yarn. Every time I see it, I love it…and that’s only seeing it online.
deb Said,
do you think it’ll still be “in” 4 years from know when I have a sweet 16 year old? They both know my socks off!
Kim Said,
Beautifully done! It’s my favorite color and it looks perfect on Hannah!
Cheryl S. Said,
Hannah is so cute, I can hardly stand it. And the sweater is perfect on her!
jillian Said,
It’s perfect! Beautiful Hannah, beautiful sweater.
Beth Said,
It’s such a beautiful sweater and I love that color! Hannah looks adorable!
deb Said,
Because I’m an idiot……but it should be all better now.
jill Said,
It couldn’t be more perfect.
Cathy Said,
Carol, The sweater is beautiful and so is your daughter! The color is perfect with her coloring. Wow!!
Laurie Said,
Fast and lovely!
leslie Said,
she is sooo cute and the sweater is darling.
Leslie
anne Said,
stunning!! i just love that colorway!
Li_B Said,
Lovely, - sweater and model. I love that yarn, it’s one of my favourites.
Carol Said,
Absolutely stunning!
Hillary Said,
The sweater looks great and great on Hannah. I really love the color.
Norma Said,
IT’S A HIT ALL RIGHT! Fabulous!
heather Said,
great color, even with the varigation. i’m not brave enough to try even semi-solids in sweaters yet, but that came out awesome!
Alison Said,
Doesn’t the colour look superb on your daughter. Well done you.
Jan Said,
Could she be any cuter? Wonderful version of that sweater. Beautiful shade of green!
Wanda Said,
Lovely sweater, Carole! And the green color seems to make Hannah sparkle! She looks so beautiful and the sweater is a perfect pair.
Kelly Said,
love it!!! The colour suits her well but then hannah could wear a dish rag and make it look good!!!
Geat knit!
Emily Said,
I love it too! Now I want one - I won’t look nearly as cute.
But if I also made a February Baby Sweater…
imquilternity Said,
LOVE the sweater. It’s gorgeous and so is your daughter! Dream in Color is one of my favorite yarns and I’ve got this sweater in my queue on Ravelry already!! Just have to find the time to knit it!
Sara Said,
Beautiful…both the daughter and the sweater! It turned out great. Like that sweater a lot!
Olivia Said,
LOVE it Carol
I have it on my “to do list” and I hope it comes out as lovely as yours did…of course I won’t have such a gorgeous model to showcase my work. Great work Mama…on both creations!
molly Said,
I love it! She looks so happy–that has got to be the best kind of FO.
Lynne Said,
Oh, man, what a great sweater! And your daughter wears it well…of course, when you’re sixteen, you can wear anything well!
scoutj Said,
they are BOTH absolutely gorgeous!
~Kristie Said,
That is PERFECT for her. I’m not a big fan of that sweater on most adults, but for a teenager, I think it’s ideal. It must be so fun to have such wonderful people to knit for. It turned out beautiful. Do you have another fabulous sweater in your queue for her for Christmas?