When Dragon asked for a Bear Sweater I thought he was teasing, as he does. And while he was having fun, he was also serious. He wanted a sweater made only from scraps of yarn and lots of different patterns. My job was to find a way to make it happen while also keeping the sweater from turning into something scary. Mr. Bear came to live with me so I could easily measure and try things on him. I pulled out the fun book of colorwork I got for my birthday last year and I started experimenting.
I pulled out all my scraps that I'd been collecting and spread them across the bed. I figured the best way to pull it all together was a unifying color and black is a fantastic color for that.
I practiced cableing without a cable needle. I tried a bit of fair isle.
I worked on decreasing while keeping the pattern. I played with patterns I'd wanted to try but hadn't had time for.
And finally I put it all together.
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Gosh, I think he looks very handsome in that sweater and it looks like it fits perfectly. Love all the patterns together like that :)
ReplyDeleteI was worried about so many colors and patterns. I really wanted to avoid Ugly Sweater Syndrome. :)
DeleteI love how it turned out! I'm hoping to learn fair isle one day.
ReplyDeleteIt really wasn't that difficult. :) Mastering Color Knitting was a great help.
DeleteYou certainly met his request. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad Dragon's happy with it. :) It was fun to work on.
DeleteThat is too darn adorable...and we must always grant these sort of wishes for our children.
ReplyDelete*laugh* Dragon is my boyfriend. ;) Though I do try to grant as many of his wishes as I can. :)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous bear sweater you've made! Love all those different stitches and patterns, great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :D
DeleteWhat a great sampler. Gotta love a Pooh Sweater.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I had a lot of fun with it. :)
DeleteWhat a fun sweater!
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