May 04, 2004
Denim Cables and Lace
I just finished the knitting of this project. It is a pattern from Elann.com, and was a really fun and relaxing pattern to knit. The body is knit in one piece, and the sleeves are knit separately and sewn on after shrinking. Yes, everything gets tossed into the HOT water and shrinks 10-15 percent. They swear to me that this is going to work out. Here, in the "before" picture, is my daughter Deborah modeling the unsewn, unshrunk pieces. 
Actually, for a long, skinny sweater, I don't think it looks half bad! The swatch that I already washed (hey, you didn't think I was going to go into this blind, did you?) faded nicely and has a very nice look to it. I will try to get this into the laundry in the next few days. Stay tuned!
Anne
Posted by at May 4, 2004 10:47 PMAnne, it looks great! I've always wanted to try that denim yarn - I'll be anxiously waiting for your report on the washing/shrinking process.
Posted by: Linette on May 5, 2004 08:52 AMOo, you torture us with the "before" without the "after", for shame! It looks fantastic unshrunk, gotta see it shrunk!
Posted by: Sheila on May 6, 2004 10:05 AM