TubeyRachael

Pattern: Tubey from Knitty
Yarn: Maple Creek Farms Fine Wools 100% Alpaca in colorways Power and Strawberry Smoothie, purchased at Rhinebeck 2005 (knitting from stash!)
Needles: Denise 5’s and 6’s, Crystal Palace Bamboo dpns and circular size 6
Started: February 10, 2006 during the Opening Ceremonies
Finished: February 26, 2006 (down to the wire!)

Comments: Love the fit, love the neckline, love the yarn. More photos:


TubeyFront
Front

and

TubeyBack
Back.

I’m still having trouble believing that it’s done. I got off to a bit of a slow start, not finishing the sleeves/shrug until last Monday and knitting the entire body this week. I am a complete Olympics addict (thanks, Mom!), and spent a lot of time on the couch knitting both weeks. I also had my meetup group and another knitting nite party this week (at Fidget Ann’s) which helped tons.

Of course, I had tons of help while working on this sweater. The fur babies helped tons:

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And Dan was a big help, too. He went to the grocery store by himself to buy me a dessert to take to an office party (because I couldn’t possibly spare the time), brought me Tylenol when my hands were hurting, and was a great cheerleader.

I had lots of other exciting, creative stuff to say about this sweater, but I’m kinda Tubey-ed out right now. In fact, I might be knitted out for a few days. I’m not sure what my next project will be either…