Updates and Responses

The Rice Stitch cardigan is coming along, I have begun the sleeve cap for the last sleeve.  I do want to sew the body of the sweater together and baste in the sleeve before I block it.  The yarn is lovely but it does come unplied after washing and I would hate to have to rip out and reknit the sleeve with the post-wetted yarn.

The spring issue of Knitters arrived and it is the last issue in my subscription.  I am not going to renew as I have been somewhat disappointed in Knitters of late.  However this issue had two sweaters I like, and one that is rapidly moving up to my must knit list for this summer.

 

The sweater that has so taken over my knitting thoughts is this one:

The photo only shows part of the sweater, it is basically a long vest with a combination lace and cable pattern in cotton.  I really think I will get a lot of use out of this, and it fits right in with the kind of loose basic things I have been craving of late.

Anyway, our dear friend whose son is a successful meteorologist, in private industry, tells us to expect a late cool spring and a short cool summer, so perhaps vests are the perfect thing. 

The other sweater I really like is the lacy mohair cardigan:

which is another sweater that might be right on if the weather prediction is correct, and even if not, I suspect that there will always be times when it is just the perfect thing.

Susan asks how many sweaters there are in my collection, and I must truthfully answer that yes there are more than 75.  There are actually closer to 100 if I count both parts of sweaters sets as separate sweaters.  I know they are separate sweaters, but I think of them as a unit. I really hadn't wanted to know.   I did not show the photos to count, or to brag, just because I think they look so pretty.  There is about a 25 year collection of sweaters there, as the oldest sweater in the bunch is 25 years old.  The problem with buying and making things you love, and developing a consistent sense of one's taste over the years, is that things seem to accumulate. 

Obviously they are not all hand knitted, and I have not saved all my hand knitted sweaters.  Still 49 of the sweaters in those photos are my hand knits although there are a couple that might be weeded out soon, and of course there will be new additions.

Some of them rarely get worn but are no less treasured because of that.  Some of them go through cycles of heavy rotation and cycles of rest.  There are one or two that are so unusual and have such presence that I can only wear them rarely, like nice evening clothes, but since they never go out of style, they have been worn once or twice a year for all the years I have had them.

Comments

[Susan]

Thanks for answering my question. I'm sorry if it sounded rude, I didn't mean it to be, I just was surprised when I saw the pictures.
I didn't think you were bragging. I am impressed with your collection. It reflects years of devotion to your passion for knitting.

[Gina]

Do you think you'll have the Rice Stitch Cardigan finished for modelling next Thursday night? I hope so -- I need some inspiration! Of all people, you are the least likely person I can think of who would brag about anything -- you were just showing us your wonderful sweater collection, and we enjoyed the peek into the closet! Why do I find other people's closets and clothing so interesting?

[Grace]

That's your sweater Portfolio. There is no reason to thin it out unless you are really pressed for room.