My Sweater Is Finished!
Perfectum est.
I guess I’m going to call it the St. Patrick’s Day Aran from now on since I finished it yesterday. It’s heavy and scratchy. Way too warm for the climate I live in. There are two obvious errors in the big Saxon Braid cable down the middle of the front and back (one error on each side, for balance). The ribbing around the waist is way too loose.
I love it.
As a geek, I love the fact that this is post number 256. I guess that means this is an 8-bit sweater.
So the Sweater Project is complete. Let’s see, what’s next?
March 18th, 2004 at 3:08 pm
Congratulations! I’ve been following your progress for a while and have enjoyed reading about this major production. Your sweater looks much nicer than the one in the book. Bravo!
March 18th, 2004 at 3:37 pm
congrats! it looks great!
March 18th, 2004 at 4:33 pm
In hex, I’d give that sweater a mark of 100!
Great job - I kind of like the mistakes in the cables - it’s a puzzle for the observer to figure out where they are. I made an aran and ended up with a repeating mistake on the back. Now I can always tell which side is the front when I put it on.
I once made a pair of socks which I named the IP address socks…http://www.thesmooch.com/archives/2002/May/06.html#000170
Nice knitting!
March 18th, 2004 at 6:04 pm
There are no words. It’s love love loverly. (Okay, so there were words, but cruddy ones that don’t describe the fabulousness!)
PS - Is the toilet paper deliberate? ‘Cause otherwise, EW.
March 18th, 2004 at 6:10 pm
Totally FAB !!!
You look rather fetching,in a hunky way,in it.
Definately a trip to Ireland,in the Autumn.I can see that sweater in a friendly little pub,accessorised with a pint,or more,of Guiness.
March 18th, 2004 at 9:32 pm
Your sweater looks GREAT! Now you’re making me want to start an Aran. Seriously though you did a fantastic job.
March 18th, 2004 at 10:01 pm
Well done, sir! I can’t wait to see what’s next!
March 18th, 2004 at 10:56 pm
It looks gorgeous! Congrats…
March 19th, 2004 at 2:56 am
beautiful.
March 19th, 2004 at 6:19 am
Fabulous!!
March 19th, 2004 at 6:50 am
Both you and the sweater look quite dashing!!!
Let’s see — you could take a trip to Australia this summer to get some quality time wearing it.
March 19th, 2004 at 10:13 am
Hey there! Just love that sweater - it’s perfect for you! This is the first time I see your blog, thanks to a link on Blogdogblog. Great job!
March 19th, 2004 at 10:35 am
Congratulations on completing your sweater. It looks awesome (if you will pardon my eighties slang)!
March 19th, 2004 at 10:42 am
it’s beautiful and you look great in it. mmm… men in aran sweaters. too bad i’m married
March 19th, 2004 at 10:54 am
Nice TP… I mean Aran. It does look great. Perfect fit. I do see the pattern goof. Some crafters add flaws intentionally to prove it was handcrafted. With all the time you put into it I’d want a signiture flaw too.
Great Job, David!
March 19th, 2004 at 11:27 am
Congratulations. Great looking sweater. Can’t wit to see what is next.
March 19th, 2004 at 11:53 am
Felicitations, mon frere - c’est magnifique!
I think you *do* need to go to Ireland… Hmmm, I’m feeling like a trip to Europe sometime in the relatively near future too… Of course, I’ll have to knit something comparable first, so maybe not that soon! *Excellent* job, lil’ bro!!!
March 19th, 2004 at 12:49 pm
W00t!!! Looks great!
And huzzah to computer geek knitters!
March 20th, 2004 at 3:46 am
Your Aran is more than a well-done knitting project. It is something you shared with so many others who enjoyed your involvement vicariously. Thank you for your intelligent warmth throughout
If you want to tighten up that ribbing without frogging, you know that you can sew invisible elastic on the inside. I am sure Yarn Barn has the product. (Also, here in NYC it is still cold enough to wear an Aran, should one happen to own one.)
March 20th, 2004 at 4:52 pm
Too cool. It truly looks great on you. Thanks for sharing the experience. Your Sooper Sekrit actually inspired me to buy the book, and after being sidetracked by another vest I found in there, I’m about 1/3 the way through the XO. I better stay away from this book till I get some WIPs off the wheel and needles. Maybe in the fall…
March 20th, 2004 at 8:57 pm
Gorgeous sweater! May you get some unseasonably cold weather in San Antonio so that you can wear it at least once this Spring. I’ll trade you a little of what we have in Chicago right now for a little of what I remember San Antonio in March to be like.
March 21st, 2004 at 9:28 am
Very nice, can’t see any mistakes from here. Looks like it fits perfect. Been watching your progress. Job well done. What’s next?
March 21st, 2004 at 10:51 am
Nice work D. Very nice.
March 22nd, 2004 at 8:54 am
Looks really, really HOT — and the sweater is pretty nice too!
I’m so happy to see it finished, but I hope it doesn’t spell the end of The Sweater Project. I enjoy reading about your knitting and other adventures.
March 22nd, 2004 at 11:12 am
David,
It is wonderful! (Virtual Hug to you)
What pattern did you use? I am tempted to make one for my husband. It looks very striking! I love it.
March 22nd, 2004 at 1:56 pm
yay!
March 22nd, 2004 at 4:22 pm
you know, there’s this yarn called Silky Wool (by Elsbeth Lavold) that would make a beautiful sweater — perfect fiber for “your neck of the woods.”
The Sweater looks grand!
March 22nd, 2004 at 7:38 pm
Just gorgeous!!! Great job on the sweater!
June
March 23rd, 2004 at 12:27 am
Oh, my. You must be so pleased. What a wonderful thing you made. Congratulations!
March 23rd, 2004 at 12:55 pm
The sweater looks great! No one will notice a thing wrong with it if you keep your piehole zipped. Really, I don’t see a bit wrong. Fingers crossed for global warming/el nino to provide a few days to make it just right.
March 24th, 2004 at 9:32 am
Woohoo! Looks great! (and a very fetching haircut on you, my friend). So what do we call the blog now?
March 24th, 2004 at 6:01 pm
Hooray for you! It’s super spiffy, and I’ll just bet nobody else will ever notice any mistake you made.
March 24th, 2004 at 6:35 pm
Perfetto!! Congratulations David, you’ve done a wonderful job on that sweater. Now let’s hope the temperature drops for you.
March 25th, 2004 at 10:05 am
Rock on!
March 25th, 2004 at 2:01 pm
I think it’s gorgeous. Really beautiful!
March 31st, 2004 at 11:02 pm
You are fond of of those twisty bits aren’t you. Good job.
Linn, who owns most of your stock on Blogshares. I’ve added your blog to my links
December 27th, 2004 at 3:00 pm
David,
WOW!!! It IS perfect and beautiful! I’ve got to make one for my DH!
December 28th, 2004 at 6:43 am
Lovely sweater, can’t see the mistake on the front in the photo. I have heard that each Aran should have an error as only God is perfect! and I’ve stood by that saying for all the Arans and other projects I’ve done over the years!
February 1st, 2005 at 9:52 am
Where did you get the pattern for that fantastic sweater? Share, pretty please? With sugar on it?
Incredible job, by the way. Uber impressive.
August 23rd, 2005 at 10:07 pm
Congrats on the great-looking sweater. You are one incredible guy — any man who knows his way around an Aran pattern is more than welcome in our knitting group! If you’re ever in the San Antonio, TX area…
August 24th, 2005 at 10:11 am
All I can say is “WOW!” That’s a very beautiful sweater. I’d love to be able to knit like that, hopefully one day. Thanks for sharing your total knitting experience here with us.
August 24th, 2005 at 4:36 pm
Great job! You inspire me and now I must go online and order an aran pattern and yarn! I’m ready to start an aran right now. Thanks for sharing. I live in Oklahoma and it’s extremely hot and humid right now, have you ever heard of an aran sweater made in cotton or a cotton blend maybe? I’m off to the wild blue yonder to search for a blend for an aran.
August 8th, 2006 at 10:04 am
Awesome job! Thanks for your prompt reply…..I ordered two sticks and a string as soon as you told me about it.
Bye the bye….it so gratifying to see men knitting. My twenty-something son (6 foot 2, piercings, tattoos, pseudo-biker) has started to knit up a storm and is woeful there aren’t more men knitting in our area. I’ll be sure to send him you website.
Cheers,
Cynthia