Does this ever happen to you? You start a new project, finish 90% of it, and then inexplicably lose interest?
This is a sweater I started a year ago– it’s based on Cactus Flower from the Fall 2006 Knitty, but intead of the mohair-and-tweed combo I’m using Suri Dream from Knitpicks.
Cactus Flower
Here’s an example of why you should finish projects on time: I was drawn to this pattern because of the cowl neck, but in the year that’s passed I’ve grown to hate cowls. Whenever I see a cowl neck on someone else it looks fantastic, but when I’m wearing one myself I can’t get the thing to hang right. Cowl necks, I’ve decided, are just too fussy and awkward.
Right now I have safety pins holding the neck stitches, and I’m working on the arms while I decide whether to go through with the cowl or not. The body is actually pretty cute as is, with an almost-boat neck, so I might just bind off the neck stitches and call it a day.
September 21, 2007 at 9:43 pm
[...] this time I came prepared with a Cactus Flower sleeve to keep me occupied during the anticipated two-hour wait. As I walked in with four aluminum [...]
September 24, 2007 at 5:47 pm
I love this sweater, and it’s on my list of things to knit for myself. I love the cowl- I really like that it was in a lighter yarn, but you don’t want to put all of that work into something you don’t like!