Oh, Luciano
Rock star. Rest in peace. My mother got into Halloween big-time one year -- costume, lighting, and music were all carefully chosen to create a spooky mood at her front door. It was a Luciano Pavarotti disc played at 16 rpm on a record player that lent the pefect tone. I think he might have liked that.
Sorry for the crappy picture -- we're entering the long season of horrible light.
This is me, last night, wearing one arm of my Hand-to-Hand Aran Cardigan -- actually finished across the back and half the front. It took mere seconds to realize that I'm going to have to make another departure from "blind follower" and "unvent" that front neckline to make a comfortable, wearable cardigan that I'm not constantly pulling away from my neck. I'm sure this would make a fine boatneck pullover, but a boatneck cardi isn't going to work for me. It would drive me nuts to leave it like that, especially since I intend (I think) a bit of knitting for a collar/edge/trim/buttonband. It needs a scoop or a bit of a V. I slept on it last night and dreamt up modification ideas to ponder today. This will need to be resolved soon because the very next step is casting on and mirroring the other cardigan front.
Otherwise, I'm happy! Very, very happy!
I think I made a Hand to Hand a long time ago. The pullover version. I remember the boatneck, and that may be why I don't have it anymore. I have not idea where it lives now, though. I sort of remember that maybe the sleeves were a little narrow, too -- is that true?
Posted by: Sarah | 06 September 2007 at 08:22 AM
I'm so impressed.
Posted by: Carole | 06 September 2007 at 08:50 AM
I totally agree with you about the boat neck. It would drive me nuts and is highly unflattering on me. Good luck with modifying.
Posted by: Gillian | 06 September 2007 at 09:07 AM
Bad light or not - that sweater is looking mighty fine. And the neck would drive me bats too.
Posted by: cursingmama | 06 September 2007 at 09:10 AM
It is going to look so lovely, especially when you reinvent the neck line.
Posted by: Tonia | 06 September 2007 at 09:22 AM
It looks great, looking forward to seeing your mods.
Posted by: yvette | 06 September 2007 at 09:55 AM
I inherited my late father-in-law's opera collection, including movies, vinyl, and cds. He has a lot of Pavarotti, including the complete La Boheme. His children knew I shared a love of opera with him so I was very blessed with such a huge gift.
I've never done a hand to hand before. I'll put it on my queue though.
Posted by: Kathy W. | 06 September 2007 at 10:42 AM
Wow, that looks wonderful. But I'm even more amazed at how clean and tidy looking your shower is!
Posted by: Deb | 06 September 2007 at 11:37 AM
I am always so impressed with people who boss their knitting around. Good luck with the unventing!
Posted by: nova | 06 September 2007 at 01:37 PM
I've been watching the YouTube recording of Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma at the Torino Olympics and getting weepy. But Wow! The tenor section in heaven just got a lot better. If he'll share the spotlight.
Posted by: Teresa C | 06 September 2007 at 02:19 PM
You slept on your knitting? ;) A very sad day indeed for the music world, a beautiful voice silenced.
Posted by: Carol | 06 September 2007 at 08:37 PM
Funny Halloween story. How old was your mom? Am I too old to dress up and spook folks this Halloween? I think 47 might be too old....
Your knitting is amazing.
Posted by: kathy b | 07 September 2007 at 08:07 AM
Can you remind me of the pattern (or book( from whence came that hand to hand? I'm hunting for these designs right now and I was looking under 'Batwing' since that was what they were always called in this corner of the world, but then I found 'cuff to cuff' and 'sideways knits'. Any recommendations on sources would be welcomed (especially the one on which you're working).
Posted by: Jo at Celtic Memory Yarns | 15 September 2007 at 04:02 AM