Liesl
Dear Liesl, I hardly know you. From start to finish in 60 hours is not nearly enough time to get acquainted with a sweater.
Before we go any further, I’d like to stop and thank my husband, who took these photos and failed to tell me my glasses were crooked. Thanks babe!
I don’t have much to say about Liesl. It was such a quick, easy knit that I don’t have any notes about it. It doesn’t really fit yet, but hopefully by the time it’s warm enough to wear a lacy little cardigan it will.
It’s quite cute, isn’t it? And what’s not to love about a cardigan that only takes 400 yards of worsted weight yarn? I knit mine out of MadelineTosh Vintage in Kelp, and used size 10.5 needles.
My favorite part are the Bakelite buttons. A good set of buttons really can make a piece – or change it’s look entirely. Imagine the difference it would have made if I’d bought a pair of rhinestone buttons from the 50′s instead . . .
Your Liesl looks great. I really like the style. A quick work with only 60 hours. The spring can come now.
Annegret
Oh man, I love this so much. SO MUCH. It looks so great on you, the color is perfection!
Beautiful!
Great color!!!
I use vintage buttons on my hats too, thanks for the tip…..maybe that will save me the hours I spend searching antique malls and estate sales…………not……..
The sweater is beautiful….and you look fabulous!
Not only beautiful, but it looks beautiful on you – what crooked glasses? I recently added buttons from my mother’s old button box to a jacket…vintage is best, especially when there’s some sentimental value.
It looks adorable on you and you are looking awesome!!
Cute! Great color, and the buttons are perfect.
I just thought your head was tilted to the right.
My glasses sometimes look crooked because one of my ears is higher than the other.
I know what you mean about feeling like you hardly have time to get acquainted with this project before it’s over. I wear mine a ton in the summertime, but actually knitting it went by so fast I don’t remember much about it.
And the great thing about such a drapey, lacey cardi is that even if it doesn’t fit to perfection yet, it already looks super-cute on you!
The color is such a lovely choice for you. I’ve made two Liesl’s, and certainly would not be opposed to a third. It’s such a gratifying pattern. Congrats on your ravelympics success!
Love it honey!
So cute! I adore the color. (and wouldn’t have noticed tilted glasses if you hadn’t mentioned it. I swear.)
I love this cardigan, it s really beautiful!
a bientot