After my Mom passed away this spring, I had some of her belongings shipped to me. I didn't unpack them right away because looking through her belongings made me sad. Last month, I finally unpacked most of the boxes "liberating" the sweaters that I knit for her; at least the ones I could find. A few disappeared?
As much as I really miss her, I have to admit that it is nice having my sweaters back... they seem like old friends. Also, because they were knit before I owned a digital camera and sent straight to Oregon, I never really got any pictures of them. So here are a few pictures of my new, old sweaters.
Looking at Tucumcari is a history lesson of how my knitting evolved. The size and shape is a little weird... I'm not even sure what happened it's been so long, but I definitely didn't quite follow the directions. I thought I knit a size small, but it's a medium and it's really short and wide. Also, I think I did the neck decreases wrong, or maybe not as frequently as the pattern called for because the arm holes and the V-neck are both really deep. I still love the colors though, and for my first Fair Isle experience, the tension is surprisingly even. I don't think Mom wore it much because it looks brand new. Maybe she just liked to show it to her friends. Not the best fit on me, but I still love the colors!
The loss of your mother must have been tough, sorry to hear about that.
The vest colours are wonderful, you sure did a great job for a first fair-isle. Love the pictures.
Posted by: Esther | August 06, 2009 at 01:32 AM
It must've been hard to go through your mother's things but I'm glad that you got some of your sweaters back!
She wore it carefully with love.
Posted by: Carrie K | August 06, 2009 at 12:35 PM