Whimsy

I had a lovely weekend, so nice that I extended it by a day.  

My hands found their way to Flea   

And Flea is now a done deal.  

That.  Is.  Pure.  Joy.  It was the most fun thing I have ever knit.  There will be more.  An entire sweater knit by on and two rows.  

However, it doesn't fit well.  I like a bit of ease to a sweater and this is all about negative ease.  I suspect my gauge was off from my initial gauge just enough to be a real pain in the backside.  I was pretty sad about it, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do.  

And then my sister stopped for an overnight visit.  She is busty and wider in the shoulders than I am.  I have always wondered if a sweater, knit specifically for my pretty average shoulders and world crushing buttocks, could still belong in a world of normal sized bodies.  

She gamely tried it on.  

It fits nicely in the shoulders and through the yoke.  Really nicely.  I was really pleased.  I asked if she would be interested in it.  I will do some mods on it to fit her better.  I will sew off the sides on the body to the dimension at the underarms and needle felt the seam prior to steeking it.  I will also make the sleeves a bit longer.  She likes them to cover her hands so I will add the last coloursets to the sleeves to match the body.  

A win in the land of sweater knitting.  Just not for me. I am so happy with the knit and that she will use it.  She understands the whimsy of it.  So in the fall, if you are around her city, you may just see a bright cheery striped sweated in the world.  

Brining whimsy to the world is such a wonderful thing.