Rowan Moonlight
Okay, okay, I confess: I’ve been out of town avoiding my life, but I’m back in Brooklyn and feeling pretty good (helpfully, I have a really busy fall coming up). I visited my parents in Seattle for a week and my brother in DC for a long weekend. And I finished a sweater that was started pre-blog in 2005…! When I left for Seattle I needed to seam a sleeve and up one side and sew on the buttons. Coming from steamy NYC I didn’t realize I would want to wear that sweater while in Seattle (it was awfully cold there for the end of July and I didn’t take anything other long-sleeved clothing items), so I promptly finished up and wore it the rest of the week and conned my mother into taking some photos - so much easier than self-portraits!
pattern: Moonlight from Rowan 34 (ravelry link to my project page)
yarn: Green Mountain Spinnery Mountain Mohair, color: Raven
needles: US 8
started: July 2005 (!!!)
completed: 29 July 2008
modifications: None; I started this sweater before I felt comfortable enough with my abilities to alter much. I don’t think I did a gauge swatch, but it fits pretty well (I could lose a few pounds around the middle right now, though), so I’m not complaining about knitting blindly from the directions, except maybe about seaming the reverse stockinette - it would be easy to convert to a no-seam knit.
Ah… sunbathing in Seattle in July apparently requires a heavy wool sweater!
I purchased the buttons before I left New York at M&J because if anyone anywhere had a better selection it would make my head explode:
August 13th, 2008 at 5:56 am
Oh, those buttons are cute. The sweater is great and a much better alternative than buying one (which I had to do while on vacation recently). Glad you had a good getaway!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:21 am
That looks great! What’s funny is that my mother made me that same pattern a few years ago, and I didn’t know what it was called (except that it was Rowan). Mine is too big for me; yours looks perfect, and I love your buttons!
August 13th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I love the sweater! And the buttons are fabulous, too.
August 15th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I love those button! The cardi looks good too.
August 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I made that sweater while I was pregnant and subbed in a zipper for the buttons. I wore it my entire pregnancy and it’s still my go to sweater. I LOVE the pattern (so much I’ve thought about making another).
Congrats to you for finally finishing it!
…oh, and the buttons are awesome.
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Moonlight is cute! I especially love the buttons. Good for you for finishing up a UFO like that. Maybe there’s hope for me yet.