Decisions, decisions
Cari has seriously raised the bar on FO shoots, so I'm going to try to keep it simple. I want to show off my completed Clairedelune (Klaralund), but I don't have a creative design team like she does. No Skelly, no Big Doll, no computer-literate dogs.
Well. I can at least have a pose. Everybody's got one.
There's the Rachael:
There's also the Em (I'm giving you the "double-barrel" Em):
Or, I coud just do the one seen in nearly every picture taken of me since I was a kid. I call it "The Brownsville."
I made a couple of changes to the pattern. Instead of 14 rows of garter following the extended garter on the sleeves, I only did 7. When I attached the sleeves, I attached the 9-row patch of garter to the body. I think it looks neat, and it works with my "too short to box with God" arms. I used 9 skeins of Noro Silk Garden, color #203. Loooove this shade. Greeny green, and shades of blue to work with jeans. I live in jeans.
I like the idea of a v-neck back, so I didn't sew up the back as per the pattern. I tied a piece of yarn, thinking I'll crochet something nicer another time. But- I'm not too crazy about the bit of back-cleavage I've got going on. Maybe its the way I'm holding my arms?
I'll think about that for a while.
back cleavage is hot!
Posted by: la vendi | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 12:21 PM
Iris, I love it! That's an especially pretty SG color I don't think I'd seen. Just started sleeve #2 (my third piece) myself.
Posted by: maggi | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 12:51 PM
The Iris! I'm totally gonna Iris it up on my next FO. Klara looks fabulous on you, and I love the idea of the V-neck back.
Yowza, babe!
Posted by: Rachael | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 01:40 PM
Gorgeous, darling. Fantastic. Lovely. The yummiest of greeny greens and that back v is very sexy.
Posted by: cari | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 02:59 PM
Damn those colors are great. I like the back. If the shoulders stay up, I think it's an improvement on the pattern
Posted by: Lauren | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 03:06 PM
beautiful! :)
Posted by: karen | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 03:18 PM
Wow, LOVE the color and the modifications. It's beautiful.
Posted by: Vicki | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 03:23 PM
The sweater is beautiful, and the back is simply lovely. Of course, I love V-backs, so maybe I'm a little biased. But still - it looks great coming and going!
Posted by: Lisbeth | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 04:51 PM
Girl, what are you talking about? That back cleavage is supa sexy! Hubba hubba!
I have always been partial to the male version of "the brownsville." You know posed with your arms crossed, leaning back to back with one of your boys, another of whom is crouching and pointing at the camera. There are many pictures of V. and his friends back in the day in this pose, and it cracks me up every time.
Posted by: redheaddread | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 05:16 PM
Love it, I haven't really wanted to make this sweater but seeing yours is tempting me. By the way, did you grow up in Brownsville? When I was born we lived on Grafton St. then we moved to East New York but my mom worked at a daycare in Brownsville for 25 years.
Posted by: jackie | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 07:53 PM
That is wonderful. I love the back with the key hole type style. The symmetry of colors look stunning.
Posted by: Danielle | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 11:01 PM
It's gahjus...I like your colors better than mine! wah! I kinda like the open back. I think you should leave it. They'll love you coming and going.
Posted by: Kyra | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 11:38 PM
I like the Brownsville the best. Looking at it, I can totally imagine little girl you in the same pose. Cute! And the sweater. Magnifique.
Posted by: susan | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 09:12 AM
Congrats on a lovely Klaralund!
I like the back the way it is!
I finished mine last night (Color #84), and am so happy that I was thinking about another one. Funny, I was just looking at #203 online before I came to your blog...you may just have sold me on it!
Posted by: Michelle | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 11:57 AM
Oh lordy, I can't wait to see The Iris sweep the Internet!
Your Clairedelune is excellent. I love the v-back (and the cleavage -- woohoo!) with the tie across the top. And the greeny-greens are greaty-great on you. Beautiful job.
Posted by: alison | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 02:42 PM
Outstanding!! You do Klaralund justice;) Love your color and LOVE your sleeves. Very inspiring!
Posted by: Lisa | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 02:48 PM
congratulations on the pretty glove. i think you should make another! the sweater is so beautiful, and it's not just the beautiful woman that's modeling it, either. the back is cool.
Posted by: mean regression | Sunday, October 03, 2004 at 11:02 AM
Congratulations on a beautifully finished Klaralund. Wonderful colorway!
Enjoy wearing her!!
Posted by: Eilene | Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 02:06 PM