Mar 19 2006

sunrise circle: finished!

Published by Mintyfresh at 4:55 pm under sunrise circle jacket

I spent a good deal of yesterday hunting down toggle buttons. My friend Goldie suggested I find ones that looked like bamboo, and I thought that would be a great idea. But no such buttons could be found, and (albeit brief) web searches didn’t turn any up either. I was willing to settle for simple toggles, but ohmygod there are no toggle buttons anyway. I found one, maybe two made of wood at one place. Eventually I found these at Sophie’s Yarns, and they’re fine.

finished sunrise circle jacket!

Pattern: Sunrise Circle Jacket from Interweave Knits; participated in the knitalong
Yarn: KnitPicks’s Wool of the Andes in Fern
Balls: Bought 9, used 8 (only a small amount of that 8th)
Needles: US size 7; used a circular throughout
Size: XS (33 1/2″)
Started: Saturday, February 25
Finished: Sunday, March 19 (knitting and seaming was done Monday, March 13)
Notes: This is a gift for my mom and as such is a size smaller than I would wear. I can put it on, and I’m happy with its construction, but it looks ridiculous. So there will be no shots of me modeling it. Besides, I feel as though I’m stretching it out across the shoulders–I can’t really even think about buttoning it. Well, that’s not true. I put it on and buttoned it, and I like the placement; if I had a smaller chest it would be perfect. Anyway, I was initially concerned about the fit but it turned out just as I’d hoped it would!

8 Responses to “sunrise circle: finished!”

  1. # My Mouthon 19 Mar 2006 at 5:10 pm

    It looks kinda Chinese. Very nice!

  2. # goodkarmaon 19 Mar 2006 at 7:51 pm

    Fantastic! I like the buttons you found after all. Please let us know how your mum liked it. :)

  3. # quikeyeon 19 Mar 2006 at 8:25 pm

    Quite wonderful! I wanted to knit this but the cost of the yarn kept me away– I’m thrilled to see your sucessful use of WOTA… I think this’ll go back on my knit list after seeing your post.

  4. # caitlynon 19 Mar 2006 at 10:56 pm

    Beautiful, beautiful!!! I’m so impressed! The buttons look great, too!

  5. # Zondaon 19 Mar 2006 at 11:31 pm

    That is awesome! Great job on it! Sorry it didn’t fit you, but glad you have someone you can give it to :)

  6. # frog_happenson 20 Mar 2006 at 3:47 am

    I like the color you chose. It looks great!

  7. # Rachelon 20 Mar 2006 at 8:38 am

    Love this! I hope your mom will send a modeled shot for you to post. I think the buttons look really nice with the shape of the jacket.

  8. # Lauraon 20 Mar 2006 at 4:25 pm

    Wow, Minty, it’s beautiful. What great motivation to start mine! :)

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