I’ve been knitting nothing but bow headbands for the last few weeks for Renegade coming up in September, but I’ve been able to live vicariously through my Knit a Sweater a Month Challengers! They finished up a TON of beautiful sweaters for this week that I know you are going to love:

Oriel Lace Blouse-Turned-Cardigan
After what sounds like a really long struggle with this delicate lace pattern, Kate finished her version of the Oriel Lace Blouse. As you can see it’s not a blouse at all anymore, but a cardigan! I’m constantly amazed by Kate’s ambitious modifications. She turned a pattern accessible to only a handful of body types into a pattern for anyone! And I’m loving that orange.

Girlie Girl
Man, I’m going to need a little girl to knit for real soon or I’m going to start stockpiling baby girl clothes anyway! Ksana knit Girlie Girl and I’m so in love! That ruffle detail at the bottom is to die for and I love her colors and striping.
And that little hat? A modified On the Sunny Side to match. I might need to see a picture of this lucky little girl all decked out!
Next up is a double sweater FO for Lily at The Owl and the Bee:

Dollar and a Half Cardigan
Lily knit the Dollar and a Half Cardigan, her very first sweater ever if you can believe it, as part of my Sweater Club this summer, and while it had it’s ups and downs, it turned out beautifully and we got her hooked on knitting sweaters!

That Girl Summer Jacket
Because before she was even finished with her Dollar and a Half she was working on the That Girl Summer Jacket. She is such an expert sweater knitter that she modified this design by adding adorable fabric covered buttons down the front and working shorter sleeves. Now THIS is a sweater I would totally knit!
My girl Cindy at A Sparkle a Day finished yet another sweater! This one is the popular Emmaline from this past issue of Knitty. I love Cindy’s fitted version. It’s so flattering and looks super easy to throw on with anything. I know she is working on her second Emmaline and I’m interested to see if she changes anything for the second sweater. Keep me posted, Cindy!
Pullover in Eskimo
And we’ve got our first finished Christmas present on the blog! It’s not mine, if you can believe it. It’s Natalie’s dad’s sweater, this DROPS Pullover in Eskimo, that is a big cuddly man’s sweater. I kinda want one myself! Way to be on top of the holiday knitting, lady!
Robin from Yarn Crawl has two finished sweaters to share, too!

Jordan
First up is her Jordan top that looks amazing in the yellow she chose! I love this sweater in yellow, whereas on the project page it looks kind of matronly in that dark beige. Robin’s is fun and summery and would look amazing dressed up or down.

Alexandria Cardigan
She also finished up the Alexandria Cardigan that I’ve seen popping up in knitting blogs a lot lately. The lacey-cabley detail is just enough to keep this cardigan looking really clean and beautiful, but again would look great over jeans, too! Like always, Robin, great job!
Even with all the FOs August brought with it I can only imagine as we get into fall that Knit a Sweater a Month Challengers are going to start really turning it on! Between holiday knitting and, of course, necessary cool weather selfish knitting, things are going to get a lot more busy around here. I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store!

















































