June 28, 2005
Fiery Bolero, Checkmate!
Fiery Bolero
Completed: June 2005
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cathay
Color: Black
Needle: US 5 (straights) and US 3 (circular)
Pattern: Interweave Knits Summer 05
Modification: Moved short row shaping up a bit
Size:Second Smallest (32 1/2)
Hallooooo, I'm ready to be sewn...
Oh, Look! So happy togetherrrr!
Doing the Ei
Hello Moto!
So satisfying to finish...and to wear!
Your bolero looks mahhhvelous! Beautiful job - and it looks great on you.
How did you like the Cathay? Does it pill? So many of her yarns do that I've been nervous to use it.
Posted by: Kathy at June 28, 2005 12:00 PMHey it doesn't pill...but it's splitty to the max and it SNAGS. yeeikes!
Think embroidery floss
(That was a good one Susan - Labradorable)
but it's a great summer weight yarn.
and very very soft.
LOVE IT! Crap, now I want one :-)
Posted by: Kate at June 28, 2005 12:14 PMTotally cute!! So much better than all those other shrugs. Guess I'll have to add it to the ever growning list!
Posted by: Amanda at June 28, 2005 12:26 PMI love it! Actually, the ribbing doesn't seem so daunting now that I see the whole sweater laid out pre-seaming. I can't wait to finish it so that I can wear it. I hope mine looks as good as yours.
Posted by: Susan at June 28, 2005 12:27 PMOh, it looks so cute!!! I love it!
Posted by: Erin at June 28, 2005 12:39 PMLooking good!! *{{whistle}}*
Nice job. I like the Hello Moto shot.
Pretty, pretty. Love your hair.
It's sooo cute! And I didn't realize Ei has a pose now. Where have I been? ;-)
Posted by: monica at June 28, 2005 12:44 PMBolero likes the boobies, no? Looks fantastic!
Posted by: melanie at June 28, 2005 12:57 PMoh so cute! what a nice summery pattern! great job!
Posted by: Moni at June 28, 2005 01:15 PMThe bolero is fantastic! You look great -- work that sweater, bay-bee!!
Posted by: Carrie at June 28, 2005 01:26 PMLooks wonderful! And what do you do to stay in such kickass shape?
Posted by: Lauren at June 28, 2005 01:46 PMWow, it looks fab on you! Thanks for all the motivating pictures, I've got the yarn but now I just need to cast on! =)
Posted by: keri at June 28, 2005 01:50 PMLookin' charp, chica! Que muy bonita :) You definitely have the physique for it. So what's next on the knit list?
Tanya
Posted by: Tanya at June 28, 2005 01:53 PMGreat job on your Bolero! It looks great on you!
Love you!
Posted by: Keowdie at June 28, 2005 08:14 PMSO cute! I love the poses, and the rose. Congrats on the FO :)
Posted by: Vicki at June 28, 2005 08:24 PMThat's so cute! It looks like something you can get a lot of use out of. Enjoy it!
Posted by: molly at June 28, 2005 11:38 PMIt looks great, you'll get so much wear from it, well done!
Posted by: Tracy at June 29, 2005 03:57 AMOh you sexy thing! Love it :)
Posted by: Lolly at June 29, 2005 06:56 AMDamn! That looks great on you! :)
Posted by: Karen at June 29, 2005 08:42 AMi've got the exact same yarn sitting here waiting for summer to arrive so that i can knit it up. now look what you've gone and done....i want to start it now! you look hot! i love it!
Posted by: jacqueline at June 29, 2005 09:02 AMHey There H! Your bolero looks terrific - congrats for your lovely FO. :) I'm knitting the retro rib socks right now and they are making me crazy, so seeing your finished socky is a real morale booster for me!
Take care!
Posted by: elisa at June 29, 2005 10:30 AMI love it, H. It looks fab on you! Will you be wearing it tomorrow? See you then!
xo Donna
Wow!!! That looks beautiful! What a sexy little bolero!
Posted by: jessica~ at June 29, 2005 11:08 AMSoooooooooo cute on you! Enjoy it!
Posted by: sUsAn at June 29, 2005 01:44 PMSuper cute, and fits just right, too. Awesome job - clearly you are leaps ahead of me in the technique department. It's clear gauge was on target, something I can only get when I'm doing a test swatch but never on the real thing.
Congrats! And I love the pink monkeys!
Heather
Posted by: Heather at June 29, 2005 05:58 PMwow H! that came out sooo fabo!! What a great pattern and an excessivily qualified knitter to complete it always helps. Great work! the fit is to dye for and you are going to get so much wear out of it being black too. You clever monkey :D
Posted by: Kath at June 29, 2005 07:33 PMOle!
By the way, that bolero looks so far superior on you than in the pattern pictures. I wasn't a fan before...but now...
Posted by: Sarah at June 30, 2005 04:54 PMOkay, darnit, you are so cute and adorable in this bolero I could just die. I hope I look even HALF as good as you do in yours. It came out fabulous, and fits you perfectly!!!
Posted by: Becky at July 5, 2005 12:20 PM