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Submitted by teejtc on Wed, 2012-01-11 16:29

It took me 10 months and 2 days - I'm happy with that (although, to be fair, it spent much of that time sitting in the closet. )

It's Jared Flood's "Cobblestone" which I suppose some of you wouldn't find entertaining enough, but I like the fact that it didn't require a lot of thinking. It's a wonderful pattern.

I knit it up in Cascade's "Ecological Wool" which I find a bit gruff, but it's wonderful to knit with and did soften up a little after soaking - I'd definitely use it again, especially for something that has a layer between it and skin. It's also priced reasonably comfortably!1

Now, if I could lose that 25 pounds, I wouldn't have to suck in my gut to get a good picture of it!!

Grace and peace,
`tim

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Submitted by superi on Wed, 2012-01-11 17:25

It looks great! You did a very nice job, and it looks flattering on you.

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Submitted by Bill on Wed, 2012-01-11 17:44

Looks great on you, Tim!
...(and the bit of tummy is very huggable..a good thing!)

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Submitted by Kerry on Wed, 2012-01-11 18:11

It looks great Tim, and as Bill says very huggable. Cobblestone has been on my to do list for ages and one of my favourite sweaters.

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Submitted by james on Wed, 2012-01-11 21:50

It looks terrific, Tim! Beautiful job! It's a great pattern, too, isn't it! Jared is a genius! :-)

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Submitted by vsidart on Wed, 2012-01-11 21:57

Yay Tim!
Very handsome!
(and the sweater too!)
Beautiful fit!

TomH's picture

Submitted by TomH on Wed, 2012-01-11 22:12

Wonderful job. And as others have said, you look great in it.

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Submitted by ronhuber on Wed, 2012-01-11 23:06

Lovely work even if it took 10 months. Maybe you could work that into a sermon on perseverance (grin).

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Submitted by MMario on Thu, 2012-01-12 08:50

Many projects benefit from a bit of maturing in storage; some before finishing, some after finishing.

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Submitted by CLABBERS on Thu, 2012-01-12 15:34

That's a great looking sweater. Yours actually looks nicer that the picture on the pattern!
Mark

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Submitted by VTandPTguy on Thu, 2012-01-12 20:38

Congrats; great looking sweater! Cobblestone is on my 'To Knit' list also. Any tips on adjustments you made to the pattern? Your fit looks great.

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Submitted by teejtc on Thu, 2012-01-12 21:45

I actually knit the pattern as written casting on 194 stitches. My gauge was bit tight, but I stuck with size 7 needles - I've found I'm usually pretty close to gauge (it fell right into place when I soaked it.) The only change is that I knit the torso a tiny bit longer than it called for.

I used the stretchy bind-off from here: http://knitfreedom.com/intermediate/jenys-surprisingly-stretchy-bind-off

I loved the bind-off so much that I actually picked out the bind off on a sweater I made a few years ago (but never liked the neck on), knit a few more rows and used this stretchy one (I found a little ball of the yarn stuck in the back of my stash). It's great, fast and a lot more convenient than a sewing bind-off.

I Kitchener stitched the underarms.

Grace and peace,
`tim

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Submitted by michaelpthompson on Thu, 2012-01-12 21:31

Looks great. That's an interesting pattern.

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Submitted by Joe-in Wyoming on Fri, 2012-01-13 17:17

Very nice, Tim. Looks quite good on you.

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Submitted by PeterMark on Fri, 2012-01-13 18:43

Now I am inspired to dig out the partially finished "Cobblestone" I have sitting around and finish it. We'll see what happens. In any case, I don't have one of those really cool Roman collars to wear under it ... : )

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Submitted by teejtc on Fri, 2012-01-13 19:09

The collar things an easy fix.... :-)

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Submitted by WillyG on Fri, 2012-01-13 23:57

Agreed - It looks great! Congrats on a job well done!

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Submitted by Crafty Andy on Sat, 2012-01-14 13:21

Looks great Tim, great job!

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Submitted by potterdc on Sat, 2012-01-14 17:00

It's great Tim! You should take on Stephen West's Loxley next (http://westknits.com/index.php/pattern/scarves-cowls/loxley/) and wear it with the Cobblestone and you'd look pretty much like you just stepped out of the 14th century!

Jonathan in DC

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Submitted by teejtc on Sat, 2012-01-14 18:16

Oooh....I hadn't seen that one.... on my que! Thanks!

TomH's picture

Submitted by TomH on Fri, 2012-01-20 18:22

That is a great pattern. Putting it on my list, too. (And the model is gorgeous!)

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Submitted by scottly on Sun, 2012-01-15 09:48

Tim, you look great in that sweater and what a great job! It's been on my que for almost three years and I keep putting it off. I'm not really sweater guy (I get to hot in them unless the temp is sub arctic) but I love the looks of that one. My big question is, is it comfortable? Do you think it would it be hard to translate it to a sport wt yarn?

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Submitted by teejtc on Sun, 2012-01-15 20:48

It's a pretty straightforward pattern; I'd think it would adapt pretty easily... of course, that'd mean a LOT more knitting :-)

I haven't checked, but you might ask the Brooklyntweed forum on revelry, they do a fair amount of adapting; maybe someone has already tried it.

Grace and peace,
tim

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Submitted by Thunderhorse54 on Thu, 2012-11-29 18:43

Beautiful work! I'm jealous.