Onde You Done?
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Yes, I would like to announce the completion of my Onde sweater and and end to the "Onde" puns. I fear the end of the puns is garnering a heartier reaction.
Sweater Specs:
Yarn: Phildar Onde
Colorway: Hyacinthe
Pattern: Phildar Tendances Printemps 2004, Model #1 (The yarn and pattern book with English translation was purchased at Knit N Tyme in Canada).
I found this yarn very pleasant to work with and the resulting knitted fabric has a very nice drape. It is very difficult to photograph the color accurately, but the color change is really quite subtle and fun to anticipate in the knitting up. I am still toying with sewing a strip of white ribbon over the collar seam to hide it a bit. I guess it's only really noticeable to me, but it's such and easy fix. I worried that when I sewed the snaptape in with the machine, the knitted fabric would get pulled out of shape by the feed dogs of the machine. I sidestepped this potential pitfall by putting strips of tissue paper between the feed dogs and the sweater. This bit of fashion school knowledge worked great and no puckers were seen. Bottom line - fun knitting!
The Onde...(I couldn't resist)...
The Onde... :-P Looks very good. I'd sew on the tape...it will continue to bother.
Posted by: claudia | May 08, 2004 at 06:50 PM
Thanks Becky and Emma for your kind words! ALSO thanks for letting me know I rather lamely wonked my comments.
Posted by: Silvia | May 09, 2004 at 04:24 PM
Nifty nifty! The hyacinth fade is lovely and the sweater looks quite comfy. I'm Onde way with my sweater still (to extend the Onde puns). Thanks again for sharing some of the Onde from your sweater with me!
Posted by: Theresa | May 09, 2004 at 10:01 PM
Oooh - I love the way that looks. I picked up the 2nd half of my Ondealong yesterday and am hooked on the fade again...
Posted by: kerrie | May 10, 2004 at 12:56 AM
Onde is lovely. Damn you for making me lust after yet another yarn. I'm onde way to buying more yarn, now.
Posted by: Samina | May 10, 2004 at 07:32 AM
It looks onderful! Super comfy. Did you use a walking foot to put in the snap tape? And one more question: do you think it's a better deal to order Phildar yarns from Canada or Europe? And onde and onde we go.
Posted by: Mariko | May 10, 2004 at 08:12 AM
Thanks for the praise! And Samina, there must be worse things than being forced to buy Onde...
Mariko - no I didn't use a walking foot, just a zipper foot and tissue paper. As far as ordering Phildar, I remember it being a little cheaper ordering from Europe, but the shipping is 20 to 25 euros. That makes is comparable to ordering from Canada. If you order from Europe, you'd need to order yarn for at least two projects to make it economical...hee...
Posted by: Silvia | May 10, 2004 at 08:29 AM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Michelle | May 10, 2004 at 02:37 PM
Comfy yet stylish. Ondeward!
Posted by: Kerstin | May 10, 2004 at 02:57 PM
Oh, very very pretty.
Posted by: Jackie | May 11, 2004 at 12:05 PM
Silvia is stylin'! wONDErful!!
Posted by: Leigh | May 12, 2004 at 07:47 AM
Doesn't it PHIL great to finish up?
(I know, groan. . . Plus, what do I know, I'm just starting my onde, and my first knitalong)
Great drape, I like the length too!
Posted by: Lori | May 13, 2004 at 06:21 PM