I finished this sweater for my mom with the help of my neice (age 13) who knit the collar, my sister, who frequently answers my knitting questions over the phone, and many of YOU here on KH! Thanks to all of you who helped me with sizing issues! As you can see, it looks great on my mom.
Here’s my mom in the FO standing on their deck in Gig Harbor, WA.
This second picture is (from left) me, my mom, my sister Julie (who gave me lots of phone help) in the background and my neice, Johanna, who knit the collar.
The sweater looks great on your mom! I think it’s wonderful that you have other knitters in your family. It must really be fun to show off your projects to one another!
We do have fun knitting together when we can. Unfortuately, they’re in Washington state and I live in Texas. I thought I’d share my Knitting with Kneices picture. This is Rachel, me and Johanna knitting together.
The pattern is a vinage pattern that (believe it or not!) my grandmother made for me and my sisters when we were little. It was printed in all sizes, but believe me, the sizing is VERY different from current sizing. My mom’s ended up being a size 18, although she generally wears a size 8!
Oh! I left off one other family member who contributed! My Aunt Geri is the one who had the pattern from my Grandmother and she also spent part of the afternoon of the 4th of July sewing on the collar. She does a really neat stitch that makes the collar seam roll really nicely. Thanks, Aunt!
wow! That is a beautiful sweater and your mom looks great in it!
Also, I love how you postioned her with the water in the background, very fitting! I take pictures (I used to work as a photographer) of all my finished products, so I picked up on your great photo!
Jen
