Again with the Knitting!

It looks like all my commuting energy has channeled its way into knitting, because I don't remember a time when I actually finished this many projects.  Started yes, but finished--no.

This is another Elizabeth Zimmermann fair isle yoke sweater (from Spun Out #4), this time using color charts from Poetry in Stitches. My model is especially charmed by the butterflies.

Yarn: Satakieli from Nordic Fiber Arts.  I love this shop, but I don't order from them often because they have a disconcerting habit of holding the entire order until back-ordered items have come in (invariably, at least one of the colors I want is not in stock), as opposed to mailing the yarn piecemeal and charging me extra shipping.  I think they do this to be kind and save the customer money, but if they only understood the urgency, the desperate need to have at least some of the new yarn, they'd abandon this practice immediately.

I suppose I could just let the proprietress know I want my yarn sent in separate mailings, but this hearkens back to the hot mustard conundrum.  It is embarrassing to admit--even to another yarn person--that I'd happily pay to have my yarn over-nighted to me.

Comments

[Pam]

The combination of the flowers and butterflies is inspired! What a great sweater (and you've got a pretty terrific model to look so poised wearing that coziness in AUGUST!).

(I'm writing like Miss Climpson -- sorry)

[Irma]

Great sweater and beautiful model.

[Wanett]

It's so beautiful! I love it, very unique and lady-like.

[Ingrid]

I so impressed, fabulous sweater, and you managed to get it modelled with a smile in August! You must give more mothering tips.

[Ingrid]

Can I add an edit to include an "am" after the first I in my comment?

[merete]

beautiful girl in a beautiful sweater. very sweet and feminine.

[kmkat]

Beautiful model and sweater. Model must be delighted with the sweater to model it so gracefully in the heat :-)

[Ruth666]

This is the most beautiful sweater I have ever seen!

[nicole]

this is beautiful! I really adore the colors.

[nicole]

this is beautiful! I really adore the colors.

[Lynn in Tucson]

Absolutely lovely!

[Rebekah]

Gosh, Jen, that color combo is unexpected and fabulous! It feels so great to finish stuff - hmmm, I need to start something so I can finish it & get that feeling :)

[whitney]

I adore this sweater. What a great combination of colors.