Pattern: Aftur, from Lopi #25
Yarn: Botanical Shades, Lite Lopi, and recycled wool
Source: MDSW 2006, Weaver’s Webb (NC), thrift shop
Needles: Size US 7 and 8 circular and DPN
This was a true surprise – in my mind, I did not expect it to turn out so well! The colors came together haphazardly – I bought the main color, the beautiful indigo-dyed alpaca/wool/mohair blend called Botanical Shades, at Maryland Sheep and Wool 2006. Jenna bought a similar silk alpaca blend and is using it now for a Norah Gaughan pullover. The yoke is a mixture of yarns. The ivory is from a repurposed thrift shop sweater, and the other colors are from the Lopi Lite that I picked up in North Carolina last spring.
I completed the body and both sleeves in the first fifteen days of the month. I joined them together the night before I left for Alabama to visit my family (for my cousin’s wedding and the Thanksgiving holiday). The thirteen-hour car ride was the perfect time to complete the yoke. Kris even let me turn on the little car light on the passenger’s side so that I could complete it after dark. When we pulled in to my aunt and uncle’s house, I was finishing the collar. The next morning, the 17th, I seamed the underarms and wove in the ends.
Then I wore it during my entire stay. These particular photos were taken on Thanksgiving morning at my uncle’s cabin in Bankhead National Forest in northern Alabama. It was a very chilly morning, cooled by thunderstorms through the night. The orange-red of my uncle’s barn provided a nice backdrop for the pullover’s color palette.
This sweater started in Williamsburg, Virginia on November 1st and was completed in Alabama on November 17th. Truly a sweater knit on the road! I knit this for the National Knit a Sweater Month knitalong, hosted by Shannon. Two years and counting – it’s a fun knitalong!
I love the yoked construction and the traditional Icelandic motif. This will not be my last Icelandic pullover – I have plans for many more! This pullover is also my first garment colorwork, having only completed the Kristen hat last February. I managed to keep an even tension over the yoke, and there is very little puckering. It was so much easier than I imagined – and the results are so much better than I imagined!
…More about my trip down South soon…
BRAVO!
beautiful…but I bet you did some knitting in your sleep too
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Wow what a beautiful sweater. I love the colors on you and it fits great.
That is really amazing!
Lauren, that is just lovely! It looks so nice on you. Congrats!!
I love it! Great colors for you!
Very beautiful! I think the colors and the knitting came out wonderfully! I have a feeling you will wear that sweater a lot! Congrats!
It’s almost as lovely as you are! The colours suit you so well, congratulations.
Oh, Lolly, it’s beautiful. I’ve never tried colorwork, but this sure makes me want to. Wear it proudly!!
Beautiful! You’ve gotten me motivated to start my Icelandic pullover.
Beautiful and inspiring!
It’s just beautiful!
Your sweater is so beautiful. Amazing job on your first colorwork garment!
Nice play of colors! Your sweater came out beautiful!
i love it when the sky is the same color as this new sweater. how lovely you and this Icelandic feat are!
wow wow wow! gorgeous—these colours are so amazing on you!
Wow, your sweater is beautiful! How inspiring!
You look so GREAT in your new sweater! Beautiful colors!!
Yes, it does look great up against the barn!
that’s it. I have to have one of those. I love love love it! the colors you picked came together so well!!! the pink adds a great touch….
Well, I’m late to the party on this one… but I need to add my praise to everyone else’s. BEAUTIFUL sweater! I just love the colors – especially that lovely deep teal. Great job.
Fantastic! Congrats on your first stranded garment. It’s addictive!
That blue against that orange, ah!
Excellent Job! Great job picking the colors and the color work… ohh, ahh… lovely. thanks for sharing!
This is gorgeous on you! Fantastic job!
Where have I been? I didn’t even realize you were knitting this. Looks great!
I looooove it! The colors are fantastic together.
My goodness, it’s so beautiful, Lolly! Love it, love it, love it. Such stunning combination of colours. And the icelandic motif is gorgeous. Happily Ever Aftur!
It came out great! Lovely choice of colors.
Lolly, this is absolutely marvelous! it looks perfect on you, and as always, you are a great model!
oh, how lovely. I LOVE the colors.
You are such a clever girl…fair isle is so HOT right now.
That smile says it all! Your sweater came out FANTASTIC!!!!
Great Job Lolly!
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Wow – so beautiful and also professional! The colors are awesome together!
O!M!G! This is stunning! Gorgeous! *gah* Congrats!
Wow, it’s gorgeous! I haven’t ventured into knitting sweaters yet, and prefer to wear cardigans, but I love these stranded-yoke sweaters. You’ve done a fantastic and inspiring job!
Beautiful in both colors and the knitting. I love how the color design can dress up a simple shape. It really looks great!
Holy moly! So beautiful and a perfect fit! I love how it uses different yarns and yet it all came together exactly right.
So beautiful! You have a great eye for color and it fits really well!
Oh I am SO late to comment on this, but I couldn’t let it pass without saying that it looks FANTASTIC. I adore the blue color–must look into indigo–and the yoke is just gorgeous. Beautiful!
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Lolly, I just love this jumper! It’s so beautiful, the colours are just wonderful and you look so fabuluos in it!
Very well done and congrats on such a lovely project!
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