DixterJanuary 17, 2005
I made a sweater for Lala!
She's doing the Rachael! (Well, yeah. Heh.)
Anyway.
Specs:
Pattern: Dixter, Jaeger JB20
Yarn: Filatura Di Crosa Primo, Gravel Grey, 15 balls
Gauge: To pattern, 5spi, I think. Maybe 4. Pattern's in the car and I'm lazy.
Needles: 8US. Dude! 8!! I haven't used 8s in forEVER.
She's a cold little thing, so she loves the wool. And I should get a closeup of the buttons -- they're old-west-type stars. We went on a walk around Lake Temescal today with the dogs, and she said she was warm enough. She rarely says that when we're outside on an overcast day.
It's pretty there, look:
And in the heart of Oakland! Who knew?
And one more. I think she likes it:
what a great sweater -- I really like the pattern!! LaLa's looking good too!
Posted by: ann | Monday, January 17, 2005 at 19:41
The sweater suits her well...and she seems to suit you well too... ;)
Posted by: Lisa in Oregon | Monday, January 17, 2005 at 19:46
hey-zeus marimba that's a fan-freakin-tastic sweater! Lala's quite fetching in it, and what a lucky girl she is to have you. :)
Posted by: elisa | Monday, January 17, 2005 at 20:45
Heh. But does that mean we have to start calling *you* "The Rachael" now?
The great thing about not writing about knitting on your knitting blog is the "Voila! A sweater appears from the void!" effect... :)
Posted by: Ann | Monday, January 17, 2005 at 21:52
Fab !
An impressive bit of stealth knitting. ;-]
Posted by: Emma | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 02:05
I LOVE that sweater! It looks wonderful on Lala. The whole ensemble looks great--the hat, the jeans and of course the sweater!
Posted by: monica | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 03:37
You are a bold one! Knitting for a girlfriend!
Not afraid of the curse, clearly!
(Does it apply to girlfriends?)
Posted by: Christy | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 04:29
That sweater RULES. I love the little faux belt thingy on the hem. Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Posted by: Em | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 04:42
Loving the sweater. Lala looks so cute in it.
Posted by: Kate | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 05:38
That sweater is perfect for her and fits beautifully. Lucky girl, that Lala.
Posted by: Cari | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 05:53
Heh, indeed.
The sweater's great and she looks happy in it. Perfect.
Posted by: Iris | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 05:53
I love the jacket. How cool! I really really want one now.
And your girlfriend is totally foxy.
Posted by: jodi | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 06:42
There totally better not be a girlfriend curse. Excellent meshing of Lala with sweater.
Posted by: claudia | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 07:17
what an excellent sweater! look at all that hardware! awww, y'all are so damn fabulous.
Posted by: laura | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 07:35
Aw, your girl's so cute! She looks fab in the sweater. I'm chugging away on Kevin's Fitzgerald. I hope he likes his as well as LaLa likes hers!
Posted by: Nathania | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 08:41
The sweater looks great! It is very Lala indeed.
Posted by: Mariko | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 10:25
Nicely done - I love the belt detail no the hem, and I bet the buttons are awesome too!
Posted by: amanda | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 10:48
What a cutie - the sweater suits her to a T
Posted by: Tiffany | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 11:28
She looks great! The sweater looks like a yummy wooly version of a cross between a jean jacket and a motorcycle jacket. Tough yet cozy. Did I just describe Lala? ;-)
Posted by: Collette | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 12:35
heh, heh. Must.stop.giggling....nah! A
way, WAY cute sweater on a Very Happy Girlfriend, on a walk by a LAKE! Life doesn't get much better than that, does it?
If SO, you totally deserve it.
xoxoxoxo
Posted by: greta | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 13:20
I love Dixter! I love Dixter on Lala! I love Lala's hair! I love that Dixter has Western star buttons! This post requires many exclamation points!!!
Posted by: alison | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 13:54
doing the Rachael indeed. ;-) Dixter looks fabulous, looks fabulous on Lala, and I agree with Alison, many exclamation points are necessary!!! happy happy joy joy!
Posted by: gaile | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 14:06
And I suspect that you urged her to go with the bright dye job because you just KNEW the hair would so go with the sweater! Fantastico!!!
And where the hell is Lake Temescal?
Posted by: Janine | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 14:17
great job on the sweater - very "jean jacket"-y which is something i quite enjoy in a sweater. re: ipod shuffle, you know it doesn't use the actual ipod technology right. :) and you know, i think you will find that with only 100 songs on it, you actually get bored. especially if you're going on long runs. :)
Posted by: carolyn | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 14:43
Great sweater! I am making the sweater on the front cover, but I actually bought the book for Dixter - I can't wait to make it for my husband; this is a great boy or girl sweater! You did a fantastic job. :)
Posted by: Anne-Caroline | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 16:47
Fab sweater and looks great on LaLa.
Posted by: Kathleen | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 05:13
She is so doing the Rachael well in that picture, and in a fabulously knit sweater. You guys are freakin' CUTE.
That sweater is fantastic, seriously. And 8s?!?!?!? Damn!
Posted by: Carrie | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 10:10
The sweater looks perfect, and those photos are awesome! :)
Posted by: Mandy | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 12:24
BUT THE CURSE!!!!!!!!!!
I won't even knit a sweater** for Mr. Motorcycle because of the curse and we've been married like 13 years!
Disclaimer:
**The fact that I have never knit an actual sweater may be a leading factor to not knitting an actual relationship sweater and thusly have nothing at all to do with the actual curse**
Posted by: cursingmama | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 13:47
I love that sweater! I've been so wanting to make something similar for myself. It looks great on her. Good job!
Posted by: Anne | Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 10:02
hola los kiero felicitar por su pagina, es muy buena!
Posted by: valen | Wednesday, November 02, 2005 at 14:07