Gloria, Done My Way

This is Gloria, pictured on the cover of the Jane Ellison designed Noro book. I knitted it in Cash Iroha, shade number not remembered, acquired some time ago on ebay. The stripes are Noro Silk Garden, shade 206, purchased at Wool Needlework discounter. The sleeves were knit by hand, and the stockinette portion of the body was knit on my machine, a Singer model 155. I purchased the machine to make the body portion of my dog sweaters for sale, and using the machine has crept into my personal knitting as well. Waste yarn is used for a provisional cast on, so live stitches are at either end of the machine piece. I also used the machine for making parts of the Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton design Klaralund. The machine doesn't replace hand knitting, and of course there are garments that can only be made by hand, but it's a nice little adjunct to my knitting equipment. I left off the eyelets and ribbon the the original design, and added bands, which hopefully will relax somewhat so the sweater hangs a little better. I didn't do buttonholes because I mostly wear cardigans open anyway. I'm concerned that the sleeves will lengthen somewhat with wear, already they are past my wrist bone, so I may alter the sleeves eventually. This is the first sweater that I have in Cash Iroha, and it's really soft and comfortable to wear. I knit the pieces some months ago, but hurried to finish the sweater last week so it could be worn to the infamous Chicago loft party. Which is kind of ironic. Meeting some of the guests for the first time, how would they know I had a new FO. I could have worn any knit garment, really.