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Mondo Cable Pulli
I finished the Mondo Cable Pulli just in time to wear it at SPA. And, luckily for me, my favorite photographer in the whole world agreed to do a photo shoot of me and my sweater. Cheryl, baby Eloise and I headed outside right after lunch on Saturday. The lighting was good and there was a cute little park bench right next to the hotel.
I was instructed to sit down. So I sat.
And I was instructed to laugh. So I laughed.
Okay, so about the sweater. I love it! The color is perfect with black jeans and that’s just what I wanted. It’s a little bigger than I had hoped but I think I can fix that by re-blocking it. And it’s comfortable! The Beaverslide yarn is soft enough for me for next-to-skin wearing but I do have a pretty good tolerance for scratchy and someone else might want a shirt underneath.
I did make some modifications, which is fairly unusual for me. I repeated the cable twist every 12 rows instead of every 18 rows as the pattern stated.
And I changed the bottom and sleeve edgings to 2×2 ribbing. I tried it first as written but ripped it out and I’m much happier with it this way.
This sweater is an unqualified success. I can see myself wearing it over and over again. A knitter can’t ask for more than that.
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The sweater looks great and you were a wonderful model!
I was hoping you’d post that today! It looks awesome!!!
That’s a beautiful sweater. And you look great in it!!
The sweater is beautiful and looks fantastic on you!
Gorgeous!
Its gorgeous and looks great on you. It looks like a great piece to wear all the time – love those!
That looks great! Y ou’re going to wear it to death.
That’s a beautiful sweater, it looks great on you. I’m afraid this is another one to add to the queue /sigh not enough time to knit them all!
I love the sweater and it looks great on you. I also like
Beaverslide yarn!
Love your sweater – that one’s been in my favorites for a while. It looks great on you and the color is perfect.
The sweater is gorgeous! Congrats on a great new sweater.
looks great! And the gray tweed will got lots and lots of wear…
This is such a great pattern and the gray tweed is perfect! It looks comfy to wear!
Love the color, love the way it looks on you. The sweater is beautiful! You did such fabulous job and I love the cable crossed more frequently. Beaverslide is one of the nicest yarns and easily worn close to the skin. You’ve inspired me!
So very pretty on you. The color is classic. Looking forward to seeing Flyingdales on you too! Kudos to the photographer – the lighting is terrific!
Ha! You are such an obedient model. Love your Mondo and the mods you made. I’ll have to take mental mod notes for mine. It looks fab on you!
“Both” of you are so pretty!! It definitely looks comfy and a sweater that will get a lot of use!
Great sweater! It looks so comfortable. And you look wonderful in it!
Carole, it’s wonderful! You wear it beautifully, too. I’ve been sick all week and unable to knit, but now I’m motivated to finish mine asap!!
Love it- I made one and the V is too low so I always have to wear something under it!
lovely!
The sweater looks great on you Carole! I’m heading over to shop some Beaverslide right now. The time has come!
It’s a great looking sweater!
The sweater’s great, but you’re the star of those pictures. That smile is so dang cute. 🙂
Yea – sweater pictures! Your sweater looks beautiful and I’m glad you can wear it now. 🙂 You’re so pretty and your sweater looks great on you!
*whistle* nice sweater! 🙂
Hmm… i have this pattern in my stash.
Rowwwr! Love the sweater and the photos. You rock that sweater!
Shure is purty. t
Gorgeous!
PERFECT! What a great cold-weather wardrobe staple.
The sweater (and the model!) are beautiful! When I used to knit sweaters, I always seemed to forget the beauty of a basic, simple sweater like this one. I think that’s why I burned out on sweaters. Your pulli tempts me to jump back into sweater knitting again. Simple and beautiful…love it!
Looks great Carole!
It looks so great on you! I wish just a smidge of my knits came out as well as yours. Wonderful job (and you’re looking very healthy again too. Is the pneumonia going hopefully?).
What terrific pictures and the sweater looks fantastic!
Sometimes it’s the simple, straighforward garment designs that work the best. This sweater looks fantastic on you, Carole. And YOU look great – glad you are feeling better.
I have to say, I really love the look of this sweater, and of course, it looks fantastic on you.
It (and you) look fab!
Carole, you’re Gorgeous! LOVE your hair cut. And the sweater is awesome too. You’re right – it looks cozy, not too big or too small, and perfect with black. I need one! Oh yes, and the cable mod is just right. XOXOX
It looks great, and so do you!!
The sweater looks great on you. great job! I’m sure that you’ll get lots of use out of it.
You look beautiful! Love the mods, the way the slate gray flatters your skin tone, and that’s a great haircut! I like the sparkle of the bracelet, too. Hope you feel all healthy again soon.
Lovely! You look fantastic in that sweater.
The sweater’s awesome! And you look so cute and sassy!
I love it! The sweater is gorgeous and you look great in it. Those are wonderful photos.
Beautiful sweater! Kudos!!
It’s easy to see where Hannah gets her striking good looks! 😉
(((hugs)))
You’re so cute. Oh yeah, and nice sweater, too!
It’s wonderful! And you look lovely! Never would have guessed that you’ve been sick as a dog lately.
xo
Sweater looks great! I bet that is one your will wear to death because it is a favorite.
Carole, it looks great!
I love it! It looks great on you, and I can see why you’d want to wear it alot 🙂 Great job!!