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Let’s Twist!

If you want something done then do it yourself, right? Yesterday afternoon I was home, the sweater was dry and the sun was shining. I had everything I needed except a photographer. I decided it was as good a time as any to try using my new remote. So I set up the tripod in the fiber room and I took some photos of me wearing my newly finished Twist sweater.

It took a while to get the settings right. There were a lot of pictures with my head cut off. And more than a few that weren’t very flattering. But I managed to be happy with a handful.

The pattern is from Bonne Marie and I fell in love with Caro’s last year at SPA. I had this brown Peace Fleece in the stash and decided it would be perfect for a tweedy and very warm cabled sweater for myself. Remember when I was afraid of cables? Now I laugh in the fast of cables! Ha! Cables!!

I cast on last April and got the back and one of the fronts finished before the weather turned so warm that a hot sweater in my lap was unbearable. I picked it up again at the beginning of September. My goal was to have it finished by my birthday and I did. In fact, I finished it on my birthday while knitting at the beach. A perfect ending to the knitting of the first sweater I’ve knit for myself that I truly love.

I knit the size 42 and it’s a little big but that’s just how I wanted it. I also made it about an inch and a half longer than the pattern called for and the length is just right. Well, except for the length of the sleeves as they are a bit long. But that does make it very cozy and I can always fold up the cuffs if they get in the way.

And here’s something really funny – all those cables and all that knitting and shaping and the thing I love most is the collar. That simple twisted rib pattern is such a great finishing touch to this sweater.

I love it and I plan on getting a lot of wear out of it – starting at Rhinebeck!

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  1. Love, love, love it! A wonderful color on you! I’ll have to wait until next year for mine.

  2. What a wonderful sweater! It looks great on you Carole! I wonder, will you ever take it off this fall and winter? I think if it were mine I wouldn’t.

  3. Fantastic job on it – all those cables in combination with the color…. well… just perfect!

    I love your faux fire too. Nice!!

  4. You did a fabulous job and it fits perfectly! Love the way it looks on you. Your room is a perfect back drop for the photo shoot, too!! Nicely done all the way around.

  5. It looks like a real comfy-cozy sweater. The kind that instantly warms you up! I like the color on you too. Great job!

  6. It’s awesome! Perfect timing for Twist, I’m just about to get mine out. (That remote should have a 2 second delay on it too, so that you can snap the photo and then hide it in your hand. I only mention it because VeryPink had been using hers for a year before she realized.)

  7. You are so freaking adorable!! The sweater is too but you make it more so! Thanks for sharing the story of “Twist”!

  8. Wow, you have such a beautiful smile, I can see why Dale is so smitten! 🙂 The sweater is gorgeous, I’ve been dancing around the idea of knitting one for myself. Of course..that’s after the socks for my husband and step-dad..oh..and christmas presents…and the hats I have to knit this winter…and the sweater I told my daughter I’d knit her..and the one for my son. So, I figure I’ll get to that sweater right away next winter.

  9. The sweater is wonderful – and that last photo is so darn cute!
    I had to laugh about your headless photos – we just watched some old home movies my grandfather made over a couple of years. In almost all of the scenes, all you see are torsos and legs. The longer we watched it, the funnier it got. We had no idea who anyone was.

  10. Beautiful! The color is perfect for you too. That’s great that you finished your first “love” sweater on your birthday!

  11. Absolutely beautiful! The color is perfect for you & the fit is great. I may just be inspired to hand knit another sweater for me. It’s been too long….

  12. Brava! Sweater looks great! I especially like the “no-pucker” with the buttons/buttonband – I hate a sweater that I can’t button when I wanna. Your size choice is perfect. You’re right – the collar is fabulous. My favorite picture is the final one – you look so pleased and happy, and well you should be!

  13. Fabulous! Wish I could see it in person. It looks so soft and cozy. Great job, Carole. And your DIY pics came out beautifully.

  14. what a divine sweater! It looks like the perfect thing for a cold winter snuggle –
    and the photos of you in it are fabulous –

  15. Beautiful – can’t wait to see it (and you) in person at Rhinebeck! Hope I didn’t just jinx myself…

    I’m wearing my Ariann sweater today – I just love all of Bonne Marie’s patterns!

  16. WONDERFUL!! The sweater looks GREAT on you — love the color. Isn’t that remote fun?

    Now.. off to find a different feed to subscribe to because a) you’re not showing up in my B’lines and b) when you do, there aren’t any photos. Hmph. Can’t have that.

  17. This is the reason we all keep knitting. You’ve chosen a great pattern, a great color, a great yarn and made something absolutely gorgeous that looks fantastic on you. Just perfect – long sleeves and all.

  18. Hey – you’re right about bloglines, so I stopped in without a prompt. Your SWEATER is FABULOUS!!! It looks great on you, and you did a beautiful job!

    xoxo

  19. Great Sweater! I almost ordered the pattern a few weeks ago, but don’t really like Hoodies, at least on me. It doesn’t look like yours has a hood – is there an alternative to the pattern without a hood, or did you just adapt it yourself? I’m once again toying with ordering!
    Thanks
    Jenny

  20. You look wonderful – and so does the sweater. It’s the perfect snuggly winter sweater; one I would wear even over my pj’s. And did I read that right? “the fiber room”?! Cool! I want one of those!!

  21. Well, I’m late to the party, but that sweater is wonderful. What a great pattern and color, and you wear it so well 🙂

  22. Darn Bloglines for not updating. I almost missed seeing your new sweater and that would be sad because it looks great. What a great birthday present to yourself.

  23. Lovely sweater with a great fit. Wonderfully long sleeves. Now I can understand why Hannah is so beautiful–consider the source!

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