Llama Sweater

What'cha Knittin'?
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[color=indigo]Well, the temperature in South Florida plunged to 50 degrees last night, and the locals were out in force in full-dress Arctic expedition gear. I really did see folks wearing 3 layers of sweaters, gloves, and balaklavas. :??:

As for me, realizing that this year’s winter had fallen on a Monday, I took the opportunity to wear one of my way-too-many heavy sweaters. :happydance:

I finished this one around Thanksgiving and had not worn it, so I was willing to be kinda sticky and sweaty just to show it off. It’s hand spun (me), hand-dyed (not me), llama (raised by me) wool. Asphixiatingly warm at ambient temperatures above -20 F.

Lando[/color]

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It’s a gorgeous sweater! :cheering:

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:roflhard: thanks for the laughs. the sweater, of course, is beautiful, and a very impressive display of craftswomanship from start to finish.

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:roflhard: thanks for the laughs. the sweater, of course, is beautiful, and a very impressive display of craftswomanship from start to finish.[/quote]

In this case craftsMANship is appropriate I believe. :wink:

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[color=indigo]Hi Jan,

Fuh shame, chere! Ain’t yoo knowed dat duh right woid iz craftsperson?

Oh oh, my teckels are starting to picket, accusing me of being a speciesist. Mea culpa. It of course should be craftsbeing to be really PC.

Lando :teehee:[/color]

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:roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard:

I’d love to see the crafts your Teckels have created…I think. :shifty:

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umm… did I read that right? Plunged to 50 degrees? :passedout: I swear if it were even CLOSE to 50 right now I would go out in a hula skirt :hot:
it’s below zero every day here so far this week and I just realized my dh programmed the thermostat WRONG. it was supposed to turn ON when I got home, NOT OFF! :!!!:
if it’s 62 in my house, and you’re saying the temp plunged to 50, where does that leave my house??? :doh:

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[color=indigo]Jan,

My teckels have been heavily influenced by Jacques Derrida and French deconstructionism. They therefore tend to unknit FO’s rather than knit them. It works out more or less: I knit; they unravel. :teehee: [/color]
Lando

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[color=indigo]If it goes below 50 degrees in South Florida, everything shuts down for at least two days (seriously). I expect that we have lost a good number of folks to frostbite and exposure.

Lando[/color]

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I live in southern California and it’s gotten down in the low 30’s several nights and for us that is freezing!! I need sweater if it’s under 75. :teehee: Below zero does not compute… :zombie:

Our kitten would attempt the unraveling thing, but I put my stuff away when I’m not knitting. It’s a pain, but :shrug:

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Love the sweater–the craftcreatureship is impeccible, and the color is wonderful. Glad it was frigid enough for you to wear it. :?

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Fabulous job!!!

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Great, comfy-looking sweater!

I do that too, live in a climate that rarely needs something that warm, but just can’t resist knitting it anyway. :slight_smile:

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It’s hard to say which I like better, the beautiful sweater or your fun writing style!

Thanks for the smiles.

Mama Bear

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Lando!! It’s fabulous! Raised, handspun AND handknit? And to top it off, you got to wear it?? You’ve gone and sparked full blown envy in me! :oops: It’s really, really wonderful. I sure hope you’re beaming with pride! Maybe you’ll get to wear it again this year!

I too got to wear a sweater this winter. Although it being a weekday, I didn’t get to go out, so I opened all the windows and pretended I was up north. The family wasn’t too happy, but I looked STUNNING.
:cheering:

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Do you have the pattern? That’s brioche stitch, isn’t it?

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Oh how very pretty! :cheering:

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:muah: oooh I love it! Gorgeous sweater-what is that stitch?

And ROFLMAO on the Floridians weather perception-being from South TX I can relate :teehee:

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awesome! I love it and know what you mean about FL–my inlaws are snow birds and I think it’s hilarious to see them packing up their sweaters for those 50 degree nights in the keys…LOL!