Now that sweater season is really over, I thought I'd do a review of some of the sweaters I've knit. When a sweater is first finished, it's sometimes hard to know how much it will be worn. Here are some of my thoughts about a few finished sweaters.
I really like wearing this sweater. It's flattering and I always feel nice when I wear it. I did discover that since the yarn is superwash wool, I actually need to wash and dry it in the washing machine/dryer. As I was carefully handwashing it, the sweater got longer and longer, so that it was tunic length and I had to roll up the sleeves to see my hands! The washer and dryer do the trick, though!
I love the way this sweater fits. I love the buttons and the short sleeves. I do NOT love the hood. I feel like the hood makes the sweater too casual to wear to work, and so I just don't wear this sweater. Since I never have much use for a hood anyway, I've decided that I'm just going to remove it. I'll have a little more Rowan tweed, and a more wearable (for me) sweater.
Cobblestone, Venezia, and Beet Sweater: I love all of these sweaters, and they fit well. They are too hot! I wear them on really cold days (or in really cold houses), but other than that they stay in the drawer.
This is my most favorite sweater I've ever knit. (Although the recently finished Whisper might tie. Time will tell.) I didn't realize how much I'd love this sweater when I was knitting it! The skinny yarn at a loose gauge make the sweater snuggly and lightweight. It always looks really nice. Have you ever had one of those days when you come home from work, immeditately put on your PJs, and THEN your husband wants to go out? When that happened to me, I would put on this sweater. Love it.
So that's this season's report! I didn't want to include my 2009 sweaters in this list because I haven't had enough time to really wear them yet. I'd be interested to know what you think about your sweaters after you've had some time to live with them. It's hard to know right away!
What a great post - thank you for this review as anytime I knit something I always wished I has known more beforehand how it was going to wash or wear! Thanks!
Posted by: stacey | May 20, 2009 at 06:48 AM
This is such a great post...I should do this for the sweater's I've knit!
Posted by: whitney | May 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
What a great idea! It's nice to get a review of the sweaters after we've seen you make them. I might have to do a post like this one, too! :)
Posted by: Clumsy Knitter | May 20, 2009 at 03:08 PM
Great idea for a post! And I'm glad so many of your sweaters are working out so well. I'm still at small numbers when it comes to knitting sweaters, but I have found that although I thought I would love my Minimalist Cardigan, it isn't very practical. It's worsted weight, but has 3/4 sleeves and doesn't close in the front, so I'm either too hot or too cold in it. But I've learned from that! I just got some Classic Silk to knit CeCe from Chic Knits, so I'll knit the non-closing, 3/4-sleeve sweater in a DK cotton/silk with a lace pattern.
Posted by: Brenda | May 20, 2009 at 08:41 PM