Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Yarn Along


Joining Ginny again for Yarn Along! My favorite day of the week :)
Thanks again for all of your kind wishes last week!
I haven't quite finished the pirate sweater for the Younger yet, though that hasn't been a problem with our 90 degree temps the past week.
Tomorrow brings a change in the weather, so I hope to finish up soon.
I was planning on knitting a jolly roger pocket, but I saw an adorable sweater in Rowan's Summer Baby book and it just had a skull and crossbones on the front. I bought the book, and this weekend I added it to the sweater using duplicate stitch (not my favorite technique, but I figured it would be faster than taking out the sleeve and ripping down the front to use intarsia)
So that's the sweater.
The book is Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
I bought this book for my Hubby a few Christmases ago as he really enjoys historical non-fiction.
It just happens that my book club chose it for our next selection, so I pulled it off the shelf and started in. It's been a great read so far, the 25 or so pages I finished this morning...
What's on your lists of books and/ or yarn this week?
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    What an excellent sweater! Is it wool or cotton? My son would love a cotton version (wool's too itchy for him - poor kid!).

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  2. AlittlebitsheepishSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    The sweater looks great, your duplicate stitching is very neat

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  3. pinkundineSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    The skull looks really cool, nicely done with the duplicate stitching :)

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  4. Sam FindlaySeptember 14, 2011 at 4:55 AM

    I think your pirate sweater is awesome! Love, love, love it!

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  5. *kateSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    Your sweater looks great! What a neat pattern.

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  6. Shirley-AnnSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    That sweater is just too cute!
    Blessings
    Shirley Ann

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Perfect sweater for your little pirate! The stitching looks great!

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  8. Sarah JaneSeptember 14, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    The sweater rocks, Jess.
    My hub really liked that book. Obama talked about it when he was running.

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  9. EmilySeptember 14, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    I am showing great restraint by not talking like a pirate now! ;) Fantastic sweater. You did a great job with the skull & crossbones!

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  10. nest full of eggsSeptember 14, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    oh, i thought you were done with the pirate sweater because i thought it was a vest, but long sleeves will be nice as now the temps have dropped...

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  11. AnnaSeptember 14, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    what a neat sweater! Ive not had success with duplicate stitch. Great job!

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  12. JenSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Now that's a sweater fit for a pirate!

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  13. karenSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    I hope the weather cooperates so your little pirate has some new clothes for the voyages :)

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  14. Lori annSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    i love the stripes! darling sweater.

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  15. Isabel CarolineSeptember 14, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    I adore the sweater! So cute!!

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  16. KathySeptember 14, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Great little sweater -- the red and white stripes are awesome underneath the jolly roger!

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  17. Erin @ Wild WhispersSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    I love it! Great work!

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  18. 505whimsygirlSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Arrrrgggghhhh. That's "love the sweater" in pirate talk! What a lucky little boy.

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  19. WendySeptember 14, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Cute sweater, I'm sure he'll love it. Your book sounds fascinating.

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