Thank you all for your kind comments on my Point 5 sweater. I've been wearing it ever since and do love it. I'm so, so glad I finished it. We're in the middle of a "Pineapple Express" storm and it's been wonderfully cozy to wear around our cold house. I did have my DH take a photo earlier. Sorry for the bright "here's my sweater" pose (which does such a wonderful job of showing how my cats and kids treat my white sofa), but it's too dark for natural light photos.
Got the ultimate knitter's compliment today. I was shopping when an elderly, elegantly dressed Japanese lady approached me quietly and gently touched my arm. She told me my sweater was beautiful and asked where I got it. When I told her I'd made it she smiled and nodded, saying it had caught her eye because it was so different from what everyone else was wearing. That made my day.
A couple of additional comments... I kept thinking about changing the approach on the arm-shoulder joins, but I tried to take the straight path. Yet again I've been reminded why I often bend rules. But, by using my unorthodox technique (aka, beat the hell out of it until it works or dies) I manged to get a wearable sweater. This sweater should have been picked up at the shoulder and knitted down. If you are considering using this yarn, I'd suggest thinking about all the ways to reduce bulk at the joins before you knit.
Also wore it to my LYS today. In talking about the finishing with the owner she mentioned that they see all kinds of changes in the items they get for trunk shows. The instructions say one thing, but the items photographed and sent to them are more expertly finished. She said the patterns are often written to the lowest common denominator, but the experienced knitters who actually realize the patterns do what they know looks better. My mom and I had the same discussion when talking about how the big designers usually only make swatches - no surprise the real knitters make changes. Guess you've got to trust your instincts.
Now, if I could only learn to get gauge! More on that another day...
Yay! It fits you perfectly. Great job.
Posted by: lynette | January 09, 2005 at 07:50 PM
Looks great! Quite beautiful on you and you should feel proud wearing it.
Posted by: Violet | January 09, 2005 at 09:29 PM
beautiful! wonderful colors!
Posted by: froggy | January 10, 2005 at 01:55 AM
Super! Looks like a great snuggly sweater...I want one!
Posted by: Jackie | January 10, 2005 at 02:57 AM
what a happy sweater pose! i love it! it looks awesome on you. all of that hard work paid off, indeed!
i think that convo you had with the lys lady is really interesting. i bet it turns a lot of new knitters off when they find out that their sweater looks different than the one on the picture on the pattern. our lys used to have a finishing class, but they haven't had it in at least a year, although it would probably keep many a customer if they knew it would help them turn their sweaters into what they wanted!
that's cool about the compliment you received. go you!
Posted by: michelle | January 10, 2005 at 05:19 AM
OOoooo... Ilove! I have always been attracted to Point 5, but scared of the bulkiness. You've inspired me to rethink. Especially now that I know what I'm doing *a little* more, I think I could make some changes like you say.
What a great compliment!
Posted by: carrie | January 10, 2005 at 05:24 AM
It's GORGEOUS! And very flattering on you, too!
Posted by: Ann | January 10, 2005 at 07:16 AM
Very pretty and cosy!
Posted by: monica | January 10, 2005 at 07:33 AM
What a beautiful sweater and it looks so nice on. Thank you for the giggle in your previous post about its construction. The results look like it was all worth it.
Posted by: Risa | January 10, 2005 at 08:06 AM
Wonderful picture! Your face looks so happy--and it should! Your sweater is amazing. I am in love with this colorway too.
What a nice compliment that you received from the lady at the store :)
Have a great evening!
Posted by: Lolly | January 10, 2005 at 03:21 PM
How did I miss you in the sweater!?
Great job! : )
Posted by: Cindy | January 13, 2005 at 08:49 AM