And do NOT tell me "It's fine" or I'll smack you.
Back story: I made this sweater, Hathersage, last February. Loved the yarn, loved the look of the pattern but hated the finished product on me. I felt like a cozy, wool-wrapped blimp, and so never wore it. Oh, I tried it on periodically, hopefully, but never felt the love. So, I had plans to frog it and use the yarn for the Campus Jacket.
I finally brought it downstairs to rip out yesterday, but on a whim threw it on and went grocery shopping, giving it one last chance to impress me, a last-minute stay of execution. I still felt fat, and the boys thought it looked too boxy, but it was suggested that if I moved the buttons again (they're not even sewn on, they're attached with safety pins because I just couldn't get it right) it might actually be okay.
Hmmm...
off topic, but still about the photo - look to the right mid-frame... that back room... a fluffy lump. Can't see it?
That's Maggie, on "her" couch - she adopted it when she was a puppy, and now, 10 years later, it's the saddest piece of furniture I've ever seen. And yet, she loves it as it is - I've tried blankets and slipcovers just so I can stand it, but they are promptly ripped off and have even been shredded on occasion... the boys and I have agreed that we have to keep it for as long as she's here. Lucky dog.
3 comments:
I think the problem with the sweater is the asymmetrical front. I have ... ahem... "good child-bearing hips" and I find anything that buttons like a kimono is not flattering on my figure - it's like drawing a line from my shoulder right down to my hip. I have a heck of a time looking nice in bathrobes.
I'd go with something that buttons straight down the middle (and with a little waist shaping)
The yarn does look nice and cozy!
It looks cozy, but it's definitely more "jacket" looking rather than "sweater" looking.
If you're not comfortable, then rip it. I dod that a lot (I've recently ripped a couple of sweaters and gained some really nice wool from them!)
Ahh, yes, the 'child-bearing hips'...
thanks both so much for your input - you have helped me decide, and we are off to the frog pond...
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