In doing some re-organizing in my apartment this past week I came across this long lost FO. The Cable Eight top from Interweave Knits, Spring 2005 (ravelry link). It's funny what you can and cannot remember about your old knits. Like I can't remember working those cables or weaving in the last yarn but I can remember getting the yarn it called for at my new-to-me LYS. I can remember knitting this on my flight to Honduras that summer and I remember having to crochet the borders of the arm openings thinking there was no way I was going to get that right but being so happy and proud of myself that I did.
It was one of the first actual garment pieces I made and therefore went blindly into trusting the yarn and directions. I even got the same color as the modeled piece in the magazine. As a new knitter you do that, you get each piece the exact same because in some way you think it will help in the success of getting that "perfect FO".
I probably have worn this top about 3 times since 05. The tank itself is a little on the heavy side which is what doubling the cotton worsted weight will do. If I knit it again I may opt to just use a bulkier cotton like the Blue Sky.
Oh and if you think I stopped at just making one of the Bumble Up scarves, guess again. My AC has been cranked in order for me to whip out another!
I just loves my summer knitting.
It was one of the first actual garment pieces I made and therefore went blindly into trusting the yarn and directions. I even got the same color as the modeled piece in the magazine. As a new knitter you do that, you get each piece the exact same because in some way you think it will help in the success of getting that "perfect FO".
I probably have worn this top about 3 times since 05. The tank itself is a little on the heavy side which is what doubling the cotton worsted weight will do. If I knit it again I may opt to just use a bulkier cotton like the Blue Sky.
Oh and if you think I stopped at just making one of the Bumble Up scarves, guess again. My AC has been cranked in order for me to whip out another!
I just loves my summer knitting.
I made this one too, probably around the same time you did. I used a wool/cotton combo, and it was so heavy I felt like I was wearing chain mail. I frogged it after wearing it twice!
Posted by: Denise | June 27, 2009 at 07:08 PM
I have always liked this top....looks great on you and in the original colour!
Posted by: Gudrun | June 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Wow who's your photographer?
Posted by: Mark | June 29, 2009 at 03:52 PM
It looks great! Good to see it since I did not know the joys of knitting back in 2005 ;-)
Posted by: Maryse | June 30, 2009 at 09:27 PM
looks great!
Posted by: LisamarieDybus | July 03, 2009 at 01:22 AM
That looks great on you!
Posted by: Nonnahs | August 03, 2009 at 11:54 PM
That's a great top; you should start wearing it!
Posted by: Rachele | August 18, 2009 at 05:45 PM