Remember my Summer Sweater I knit last summer? I rocked it out last night!
Summer Sweater Winter Style
And Here Less Angry!
I had an outfit planned for last night that was not this outfit. It involved a Sweater That Shall Not Be Named, and that is still an open wound so lets not talk about it! lalala
I had my heart set on a Style Your Knits post, so I had to make it happen.
While it is unseasonably warm in Chicago this weekend, it is nowhere near summer levels but I thought, why can’t this be an all year around sweater? I can make it happen.
And I did! How cute it is with the black belt and tights combo? Instant winterization.
Sweater #2
I threw a black sweater over it, too. Little did I know Relax Bar, the scene for PT’s birthday party last night, is kept to a near hell like temperature. See my shoe option two in the back ground? Flats would have been just too easy.
Summer Sweater
I love this top. It’s so fun and pretty and was fun to knit. And I got groped all night by adoring fans of this lovely sweater. Win win!
(AND a very happy birthday to Mr. PT!)
Top: Summer Sweater, knit by me
Sweater: Kohls
Belt: Stolen from PT
Skirt: Made by me from an old pair of pants
Tights: Target
Shoes: Ann Marino, again
Little Shoulder Preview
I buckled down and finished up the straps of my Summer Sweater while watching the Tigers finish their SWEEP OF THE CUBS! It motivated me to knit very fast, football fast! I also seamed it up the sides, which matched up perfectly! I am so so happy with every aspect of this pattern I am beside myself with joy right now. The sides seamed perfectly, the strap seamed up relatively easily, considering I had to measure and remeasure to make sure one sleeve wasn’t longer than the other.
Pretty Pretty!
Seriously? Seriously? I mean. Seriously. LOOK HOW CUTE THAT IS! I’m looking down at myself right now, admiring how cute I look in this top. (Also, look at how hot my shoulders are. Thank you, X Sport Fitness)
I know you all want to knit this top now, so email me and I’ll send you the pattern.
It is too bad that the amazing feeling of finishing this sweater is being trumped by Michael Jackson dying. Not in a selfish way. It is really heartbreaking. It’s like the ’80s dying. He could be Madonna-ing it out, doing yoga and looking better than he did 20 years ago. Instead he crazy-ed himself to death.
But, my sweater is done. And I’m wearing it tonight, and will inevitably dance to Thriller. For Michael.
Three Loves
Cabled Change Purse, how do I love thee?
I love you so much that I rigged this picture to make it look like you were finished to get more people to sign up for this workshop!
I wanted to punch something out in time for my newsletter Monday, hoping people would see it and love it and sign up for the workshop class on Sunday, July 12th from 1-4pm. Of course I decided this Sunday afternoon. So I got some needles out and got to work. Out came this beautiful little bag! It will soon be lined, I got the zipper yesterday.
Here is what I’m thinking. I’m going to sew up the lining for the bags before class for everyone signed up, and even throw the zippers on there. In the pattern, though, I’ll explain how to do it. That way in class we will knit the bag and hand sew the lining with the zipper that is all ready to go into the bag! Smart, right? It would just be a pain in the ass and a waste of time to hand sew the lining, and hand sew in the zipper in class. You would have to hand sew the lining and zipper into the knit bag whether you had a machine readily available or not, so this way I’m just cutting the crap.
Interested? Email me (allyson@thesweatshopoflove.com) to sign up for this class! It is going to be fun and in three hours you will leave with this little purse.
Straps
I’ve also been working on the strap for my Summer Sweater. I’ve got it in my lap right now and have been picking it up while pictures are loading, reading emails, reading blogs. Whenever I’ve got even three seconds I’m punching out a couple stitches. I’ve got maybe 15 inches done, so almost half way. It’s not hard, I just want to be done! My goal is to wear this top this weekend. I think I can do it! It will be holey shirt wearing weather this weekend, and I’m going out to St Charles to spend the day with my friend Colleen. I’ve got to hit the burbs in style.
New Yarn!
My Knit Picks yarn came in! I was so excited that I fell into some crazy knitting trance. I remember getting the package, and opening it, and taking this picture (Velma was excited, too). See my cute sock yarn? It is kinda similar, blue-ish strips, but I love both of them and want to be knitting socks right now! I remember thinking that I wanted to be knitting socks right now, but that I was excited to pick my Summer Sweater back up. So today?
Front and Back Finished!
Isn’t it pretty? All I have left to do is, ‘cast on 24 sts and work in rib pat until piece measures 35″.’ Rib pattern? K1P1, of course. I can’t get away.
I spend money in waves. I put off purchases for a long time, then the door opens and I buy everything I’ve been waiting to buy. This way I only feel like I’m poor once a month, when I actually spend money, as opposed to all the time. In the past three days I’ve gone grocery shopping, made a Target trip, ordered some Sweatshop flyers, and finally placed my Knit Picks order.
ShineSport Cherry
This is the yarn for my Summer Sweater. I ordered three more skeins, which means this sweater will take 6 1/2 skeins. I’m not sure it will take this many, but the worst thing ever is when you have to order one skein of yarn.
Fruit Punch Multi
Since I can’t help myself, I ordered some sock yarn. The Essential Multi/Stroll Multi sock yarn was on sale, so I picked up Fruit Punch and
Tuscon Multi
Tuscon. Two skeins each so I can make knee socks, toe up, of course.
Now no more spending money for a month. I better not need more yarn for my Summer Sweater!
