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A Sweater for Dale Hannah

January 12, 2011 By Carole

You may have noticed a finished sweater in last week’s mosaic. And you may have noticed that said sweater was being modeled by Hannah, even though the intended recipient of said sweater (the Spartan Pullover from Interweave Knits Fall 2006) from was Dale.

That would be because the sweater was too small for him. Sigh.

I knit a gauge swatch and I checked it and knit what I thought would be the correct size. I made one fatal error, however, I did not wash my gauge swatch. Apparently Berroco Peruvia does not bloom when it is washed. Either that or Dale grew an inch taller and gained 20 lbs. Yeah, let’s go with that.

At first I was quite heartbroken about the situation. I contemplated ripping the sweater apart but it was seamed and blocked and done and I just didn’t have the heart to start over. Then I thought about giving it to Dale’s brother, Randy, but I wasn’t convinced it would fit him either. And then, in a moment of inspiration, I told Hannah to put it on.

And it was adorable on her.

It’s big and roomy in a boyfriend-sweater sort of way.

She thinks it will be perfect for knocking around campus.

And I’m just happy that someone I love will be wearing a sweater I knit.

Even if it is the wrong person.

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  1. Ruth says

    January 12, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Clearly it was meant to be.

  2. jill says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:16 am

    Could she be any cuter?? A perfect recipient!

  3. margene says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:17 am

    It’s a perfect big, comfy, sweatshirt type style for a college student. She may be the unintended recipient but it’s the right person and the right time.

  4. Northern Girl Knits says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:19 am

    First of all, I love that sweater! Great colors, great pattern! And who would blame a gal for taking it over!?

  5. Jeannie says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:24 am

    There you go, the reason we have been told over and over, swatch and
    wash our swatch! I am guilty of the same thing so I will do a swatch
    before starting my sweater!! Hannah is so darn cute!

  6. Manise says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:49 am

    Love the wrinkled nose look.

  7. DebbieB says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:15 am

    Hannah could make a potato sack look good. The fact that it’s a really nice sweater is a bonus.

    When are you starting Dale’s sweater? (ducks)

  8. Allison says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:34 am

    What a gorgeous sweater! It looks smashing on your daughter, so I’d say your luck worked out.

  9. Diane S. says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Oh my goodness, she looks adorable! Really love the color on her, she looks very happy to be the new owner! 🙂

  10. Cathy R says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:47 am

    She is the right person. She just wasn’t the intended person.

    That is a fabulous sweater. I have yet to finish a sweater that actually fits me properly. For the last one, I even washed my gauge swatch (they were very insistent in the instructions to do so and I am nothing if not obedient). The swatch was PERFECT, but I guess that I should have hung it for a while, because on the whole, the sweater stretches (and stretches and stretches).

    Ah well, it is still pretty, and I have never been known for my well fitting clothing. It just would have been nice after all that work.

  11. Donna says

    January 12, 2011 at 11:41 am

    It looks like it was knit just for her. It has that nice roomy fit – she can fit a turtleneck on underneath if necessary. It’s a great color for her too. I don’t think I could have ripped it apart either!

  12. elizabeth says

    January 12, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    It looks great on her! I love big comfy sweaters!

  13. kmkat says

    January 12, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    It IS the Right Person, you just thought you were knitting it for someone else 😉 Great sweater!

  14. Patty says

    January 12, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    My Gawd she’s adorable. Can I introduce her to Dan??? 🙂 Beautiful sweater Carole!

  15. kathy b says

    January 12, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    So honest. You could have just told us you knit it for her! It is a great sweater CaroleAlison Tendler

  16. kathy b says

    January 12, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    I have no idea why the words allison tendler showed up at the end of my last comment.. weird cyberworld antics….

  17. Beverly says

    January 12, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    She’s adorable in it!

  18. Norma says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    It’s LOVELY! It will be a GREAT campus sweater.

  19. Cookie says

    January 12, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    Great sweater. Beautiful child. But will Dale get a new sweater?! That’s what we want to know.

  20. Suzanne says

    January 12, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    She will be the envy of her college classmates. It looks great.

  21. gale (she shoots sheep shots) says

    January 12, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    That’s a wonderful sweater. I’d be frustrated too but still, it’s a success. (But what wouldn’t look adorable on her?)

  22. Nora says

    January 13, 2011 at 6:57 am

    It’s darling on her (of course) – and a wonderful sweater, so I’d say it’s a win!

  23. maryse says

    January 13, 2011 at 7:40 am

    it looks so cute on her. when i was in highschool i used to wear the sweaters my mother had knit for my dad all of the time and they were big and loose like this one is on hannah. wearing them always made me feel closer to my dad. maybe hannah will think of dale when she wears it too.

    and of course it looks cute on hannah what wouldn’t.

  24. Heather says

    January 13, 2011 at 7:56 am

    SCORE!!!!
    (From one knitter/quilter’s daughter to another)
    High five.

  25. Beth says

    January 13, 2011 at 9:43 am

    It’s a great sweater! Love that color. Now are you going to knit another for Dale?

  26. Teyani says

    January 13, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    gauge lies. period. punto. finale. (and it happens more than anyone admits!) 🙂
    Love the pics of Hannah. (especially the last one). great sweater.

  27. Bullwinkle says

    January 13, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    It is adorable on her (and a great sweater!) Love the colorwork on the bottom – good color for Hannah.

    Poor Dale 😉

  28. Hillary says

    January 14, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    It really does look like it was meant to be hers.

  29. Laurie says

    January 18, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    omg. that last face! she does look great in it. dale just goes to the back to the queue.

    tell him i’m just kidding.

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