Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Summer Sweater Knit Along - Bound Off!

yarn: yellow label dk by tanis fiber arts in colorway pink grapefruit pattern: something silver by veera valimaki
i got to bind off my sweater for the summer sweater knit along on the weekend!!!!!! it felt soooooo good to get that garter finished. i love garter but for some reason the garter on my cardi felt like it was taking me forever to get through it.  it's all done now though and the sweater is fitting perfectly!  i cannot wait to get it done now to wear. it's for sure going to be my staple cardigan for the fall/winter and the color....don't even get me started on how much i love the color. yum!


i am equally in love with my delectable bind off.  not tooting my own horn or anything..lol, but i was very nervous to get a nice even edge for the garter and the cardigan ( i hate wonky hems) and took my sweet time binding off as neatly as i could and boy does it look fab!!! i keep pulling it out to look at how nice it is.  it sure pays to be patient and not rush this step.  it's worth it to finish your garments nicely and evenly to get a professional finish.


i also am really excited to get my rockin' pockets done! i love pockets on everything and these are in the best spot and look fab! i can't wait to knit and stitch a little pocket luv to my cardi.

wanna see me with it on?  i knew you would....


here's a shot of the back of  my "something silver" that jane snapped of me last night.  we all headed out with the kids for a bbq and a concert in the park.  it was so fun to listen to some awesome music, dance with the kiddos and hang with my knitty pals (jane, rebecca, mandy, amy) and of course, try on and show off our knitty goodies!!!

how's your project coming along this week?  are you on your first project or number 3?? seriously - some of you are on #3...i know it :)  so awesome! do you have a favorite bind off method? link up your posts, share your pics, come chat on ravelry - i want to hear from ya!  happy knitting!!!

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21 comments:

  1. The fit looks perfect! And love that color even more now that I've seen it on you!

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  3. It looks beautiful! No wonder you are so thrilled, you should be. :) so what bind off method did you use?

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    1. I just did the basic ol'plain bind off...lol. slow and steady paid off though :)

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  4. It looks gorgeous! It fits perfectly, and your bind off is perfection!

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    1. Why thank you...and doesn't that yarn just look so lovely? wink wink!

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  5. So pretty, Shannon. What a great color on you!

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  6. Shannon, it looks great! The color especially, and it is a really beautiful pattern, must add it to the favorites.I am really excited to start my second KAL sweater...but I will never make it to three. am probably pushing it with the second one anyway!

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  7. omigosh so gorgeous! you knitters blow my mind.

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  8. Beyoootiful, just like the hot mama wearing it!
    xo

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  9. Oooooh it is so pretty! I think you need to get some grapefruit scented eucalan for the blocking (I have a small bottle of it) so your sweater can be a *true* grapefruit :)

    I'm not gonna lie when I saw the pic of your sweater choice I was moderately disappointed the picture just didn't convey to me the wonderfulness that YOUR actual sweater does now. I'm all for color and rocking different yarn options and this just proves once again that what yarn you choose can totally change a project. Looks great and I'd make one for myself if it wasn't for that darned lace...can't knit it with all my kids :(

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  10. It looks AWESOME! I can't WAIT to see it completely finished!!!

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  11. I love that pattern and that it's in grapefruit! I have never made anything in that color, but now I really want to.

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  12. You did such a beautiful job on your new cardigan -- bind-off and all!

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  13. Beautiful! It also looks like it fits perfect and what a blessing! I can't wait to see how you do the pockets(I've never knitted pockets before) and have really enjoyed this KAL.

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  14. how pretty is that yarn?!!! totally jealous you've bound off the body. great work!

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  15. Holy! It's gorgeous on you! I'm still loving all that colour reminds me of but it's even better on you.

    And I'm signed up - better late than never, right? I thought there was no way I would have a chance to do a sweater for me and then I found myself diving in and well on my way.

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  16. Oh my ... I love the color and the pattern. I'm checking out both now! Too bad I missed your KAL. But hopefully I can catch the next one :)

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  17. Omg! So pretty! Can't wait to see it all finished and modeled.

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  18. The color and pattern of this are just gorgeous!

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