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Wednesdays Are For Knitting: Rhombi Sweater

November 13, 2013 By Carole

Let me just say, right up front: I finished this sweater so long ago that I barely remember knitting it! I had to go to my Ravelry page to look for details (pattern is Rhombi, yarn is Plain and Fancy sport) and what picture did I see on my project page for this:

carole knitting in mexico for carole knits

That’s me – duh – knitting this sweater while in Mexico – sigh.  Seriously. I started it on March 24th and I finished it on July 4th and I blocked it in September when the humidity dropped enough that I figured the thing actually had a shot of drying before turning moldy. And then it sat on the back of the chair in our bedroom until Monday. I didn’t wear it and I didn’t photograph it – it just sat waiting.

So on Monday, as Dale and I were preparing to go out for a ride and then some dinner, I got inspired and I put it on. My hair looked okay,  my make up was done, and the light was rather lovely. I handed Dale the camera and asked him to take some shots. The difficulty of the mug photo shoot was still fresh in both of our minds so I think Dale really made the effort and rose to the occasion.

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There’s this great shot of the entire sweater.

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And a nice detail shot of the back.

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He captured the edging nicely in this one.

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And I kind of like the way he cut off my head – but not my smile – in this photo.

rhombi sweater ta da

There’s also, of course, the classic ta-da shot.

I felt a bit like we were taking photos for the high school year book except that back then I didn’t have wrinkles. Or glasses. Nevertheless, the photos show off the sweater nicely and I think Dale did a bang up job.

If he keeps this up I’m going to have to make him his own watermark.

 

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  1. Laurie says

    November 13, 2013 at 6:40 am

    I know what you mean about the memory of knitting. Looks great on you!

  2. Nora says

    November 13, 2013 at 6:49 am

    You are beautiful, and I love the sweater. It is perfect!

  3. Ruth says

    November 13, 2013 at 7:15 am

    Perfection! (The cut-off head shot is my favorite, actually. Artsy!)

  4. Kym says

    November 13, 2013 at 7:34 am

    Beautiful sweater — and nicely done photo shoot, too! (You look GREAT, btw. Really fabulous.)

  5. Heather says

    November 13, 2013 at 7:57 am

    And you look fantastic!

  6. Patty says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:25 am

    Beautiful sweater, beautiful Carole! Nice job done by both of you here!

  7. Marcy says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:34 am

    Very cute sweater, and look how the color of the sweater blends with the color of the leaves behind you, especially in the first and last shots!

  8. margene says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:35 am

    Love that smile! The sweater looks great, but you over-shine everything else! Fabulous!

  9. kelly k says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:37 am

    That sweater is BEAUTIFUL!! I love it! And it looks gorg on you 😉 Great pics Dale!

  10. Cheryl S. says

    November 13, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Great job on both the sweater and the photography. I, too, like the cut-off-head shot the best.

  11. Donna says

    November 13, 2013 at 10:45 am

    Great pictures Dale. The sweater came out lovely. And you look awesome!

  12. Vicki says

    November 13, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Mexico! That explains that huge & infectious smile on your face!! Great sweater, but I love that smile. 🙂

  13. Catie says

    November 13, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Lovely sweater! (And I think after this photo shoot, Dale does deserve his own watermark!) I think that one can’t help but be beautiful when you’re looking at the one you love!

  14. Debbie says

    November 13, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    Very nice sweater and great photos!

  15. Jo says

    November 13, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    What wrinkles? The only ones I see are about your beautiful smile. I really like this sweater…even bought the pattern. Maybe I ought to get going.

  16. Trista says

    November 13, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    The new sweater is lovely on you! Fun photo shoot too!

  17. Deb in PA says

    November 13, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Cute sweater (and model). I’m glad Dale took the pictures.

  18. Kim says

    November 13, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    Cute sweater and lovely model!! Good thing you didn’t scare Dale off from photographing…LOL

  19. Birdsong says

    November 13, 2013 at 10:47 pm

    Great sweater, but I agree with Margene about how your smile outshines it, lol. It looks like you had a nice autumn day for a photoshoot.

  20. Mary says

    November 14, 2013 at 5:49 am

    I can’t believe you can keep a finished sweater around for months without wearing it! (especially when it’s as cute as this one!) Dale did a great job on the FO photos…but my favorite is still the Mexico one 🙂

  21. Doris says

    November 14, 2013 at 11:20 am

    I love it! That is just beautiful.

  22. lisa says

    November 14, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    Nice!

    (and hi! … finally got my iPad updated, feedly app working, yadayadayada… we’ll see if I have time for reading blogs still… I can’t get into mine easily, so I haven’t been posting at all)

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