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…
Lolly, your finished sweater is lovely, it fits beautifully, and it’s very inspiring – congratulations!
Yay for another stunning sweater!
Very impressive! Your sweater looks amazing! I’m sure you wore it proudly. I know I would have.
It’s spectacular! You did a nice job with color and in the knitting. Good going all around.
Gorgeous sweater. You must be a natural at colorwork. The colors look great together, and they suit you so well too.
Wow wow wow!!!
The sweater is really lovely and the colors are beautiful! I love it!
The main color is yummy. It’s hard to believe that this is your first sweater with colorwork! It turned out so well, so quickly. I imagine you’ll be wearing your new sweater all winter long.
Holy COW! That is beautiful. I think it’s my favorite of your knits so far. Seriously. The colors are amazing on you and the shape is just right! WOW!
Again, I bow to your greatness while chanting “I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy!”
So pretty! I’ve been thinking colorwork lately too. My mom gave me some yarn for my birthday that may end up in some color work soon!
Beautiful sweater Lolly. You did some wonderful knitting there!
simply stunning!! almost makes me want to do fair isle again (though i really had sworn it off!)
It’s a beautiful sweater! Very inspiring, particularly since it was only your second-ever colorwork project. Hmmmmm, makes me think *I* might be able to pull one off, after all.
Thanks for showing us!
The sweater looks amazing, and your photos are fantastic.
Crisp and clear, just like fall. It’s all great.
Lolly, the sweater turned out beautifully!!! How inspiring that it was completed so quickly, and how kind of Kris to let you knit in the car at night.
You look absolutely gorgeous!! That is a beautiful color on you. Fantastic work. Just love it!
Wow – absolutely gorgeous! Great work on the sweater!
Beautiful sweater, Lolly. It looks amazing!
WOW!!!! What a beautiful sweater. Great job:)
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous sweater!
That is absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy it!
It’s fantastically beautiful! I can’t believe it’s your first colorwork! And the colors suit you so well. It’s one of my favorite color chemes for this type of sweater I’ve seen. =D
Wowee Zowee! I’ve been waiting and waiting to see your finished product, and it has exceeded my expectations! The colors, the technique, everything just looks so beautiful. I hope you do make more as I’m sure they will be equally beautiful. Plus, 17 days! You are a super knitter in November!
FYI, my yarn is actually silk/mohair/wool blend – you got the alpaca. It looks like yours took the color much more deeply – just lovely.
I hope you had a fun thanksgiving!
wow! Happenstance has led you to making a wonderful looking sweater. Congrats!
Wow! It’s beautiful! Well done Lolly!
It looks lovely on you! Great colours!
That is one beautiful sweater! It looks great on you too.
It really is beautiful, Lolly.
Beautiful! Great job! *^v^*
A beautiful sweater! The colors are great!
Gorgeous job! I can’t believe that it’s only your second colorwork project!
Beautiful sweater, Lolly! You knit it really quickly too – it feels like you just cast on!
That really is a beautiful sweater, Lolly. The blue is gorgeous on you. You’ll get a lot of wear out of it for sure.
Wow! Beautiful job Lolly! I think I’d be tempted to wear it every day.
It’s beautiful! I’m so impressed that you chose the yoke colors without having the body color with you! The color scheme is so pretty and complimentary.
That is really insanely pretty. I love the shot in front of the orange/red barn, sets it off so nicely. The main body color is gorgeous, and I’m impressed with how well the yoke colors go with it. Great job!
Not only is the sweater just adorable, the photos you took are really fantastic. I love how the colors came from here & there; they worked together beautifully. GREAT job!!
It looks awesome! How did you like the Lite Lopi? I have enough Lite Lopi for a sweater and also want to make a patterned yoked sweater. The only patterns I have are EZ and I’ve been a bit hesitant to start.
Well done, it looks great on you!!!
Wow! That was fast. It is beautiful. I have done much knitting in the Bankhead Forest… I’m sure it was excited to see some new knitting! Nice work!
Congrats on such a wonderful and beautiful piece!
Truly gorgeous Lolly!
stunning lolly!! i love it
Beautiful job!!
Great color combo – and you knit that sweater quite quickly! What a fun project!
It’s gorgeous and is really becoming on you! I would love to tackle an icelandic style pullover someday – Veronik’s Sugarplum pullover in Handknit Holidays is a serious contender, but first I need to get better at stranding and avoiding ripply tension.
The colorwork is amazing – beautiful knitting!
How stunning! The colors you chose are gorgeous and the whole thing looks fabulous on you. Great job.
Wow! You did a beautiful job with your sweater!
Wow, that’s gorgeous! Colourwork never ceases to amaze me.