Another knitting compliment

[celticdragonfly]

Another knitting compliment I got today - the baby sweater whose sleeves I was seaming up was praised, and they were astonished to find out that bkseiver had started it and I'd taken over and finished it. They couldn't see where the changeover had been.

(My initial mental reaction to this was "well of COURSE not!", but I guess I need to remember that the whole "difference between theory and practice" thing applies most of the time.)

When they were told that she and I knit a couple needles sizes different (she usually goes down a size from the recommended, I typically go up a size), and that she'd pulled the needles out before sending it home with me, they got more astounded, I think.

I'm feeling rather proud of myself and my work today.

Comments

Pulled the needles

[bkseiver.livejournal.com]

Well, I fully expected you to frog what I had knitted and either knit it yourself or choose a different project. I had no idea you would want to carry on with the sweater I had begun. You've come a long way from simple socks, eh?

Re: Pulled the needles

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

I thought I was going to have to frog it first. But then when I got it out I saw hm, cotton yarn, you know those stitches mostly stayed in place, I could just slip a needle into these...

I certainly wanted to do that sweater, I think it's an adorable baby sweater.

A woman and her granddaughter were there at the get-together, and were talking to me afterwards, wowed about the baby dress, and wow, how long had I been knitting? I think they expected something a lot longer than 5 years.