Welp, she’s done. All done. And I lurve her. Lookie:
May I present to you, Olallieberry?
From BonneMarie’s pattern (she’s so reliably terrific that I set my knit clock to her) and done in Jo Sharp SilkRoad Aran Tweed (merino wool, silk, and a touch of cashmere).
A little dance, a la Becky:
I loved everything about this pattern, including the speed and ease of completion. It seriously helped that there was almost NO finishing needed. This was the first time I worked from the bottom up, and I’m totally hooked. Happy, happy! And know what? IT FITS! It’s not too short! It’s not a bolero! Nice as boleros are, of course.
Notice how impressed Adah is (asleep behind me in the chair).
I am SO wearing this to the Rufus Wainwright show tonight.
Hey, but last night I wore (again) the Must-Bolero. Went knitting in the City (seen from BART platform):
Knitting with the gang – the live music was Celtic, which was perfect for knitting to. The only problem was it was a pretty large crowd – all the musicians had all their friends and family and it was pretty damn loud. Hard to talk. And then when we DID manage to be heard over the music and all the other shouting going on around us, a sweet looking little old lady came over and told us to be quieter – that she couldn’t hear the music over us. I agree, that WOULD be irritating. Except that the music was SO loud, her grandson sat there with her with his fingers plugged in his ears. Or maybe that was to drown her out. Huh. It’s a BAR, woman. With loud fiddling Celtic up front, us at the back, and a whole bunch of loud people all around. Why pick on the knitters?
But we had fun, even in the dark. Here’s The Other Rachel, helping John see his knitting, holding the candle up for him.
And the best part?
I recognized her by her sweater – she was as cute as it was, and she was a joy to get to know. And again, I’m struck by how NOT weird it is to meet online friends. We took BART back East Bay together, and it was great just to talk knitting and blogs and, like, stuff. You know?
Except that was maybe a little too much train-taking, because I had a hard time sleeping and every time I woke, I had Sheena Easton in my head. “My baby takes the morning train, he works from nine to five and then, he takes another home again, to find me waiting for him…..”
I hereby vote this as by far the most annoying song to have stuck in your head all g.d. night. Don’t even THINK about the feminist politics of it, or you’ll lose your mind.
Back to work. Tonight, Rufus…..
Great sweater–you look amazing. And I’m jealous about Rufus Wainwright–have a great time at the show with (another) great Canadian!
Your sweater looks wicked, I love the sleeve detail and the colours are delicious. And you’re such a doll. What a great smile. I love it when you post pictures. 🙂
dance, darlin’ cuz you look so WONDERFUL….wow!
Great sweater!! Have fun at the Rufus concert. He’s the best drama queen ever.
You are looking rather spunky in your ribby – I love the stripes! It fits you soooo well.
Oh yeah, thanks for the Sheena Easton tune running through my head… I am sure my husband will love it later too 😉
Thanks also for putting my tattie up!
WOW! Once again another superb sweater to add to your knitted clothes collection. I sure need to get over my silly fear of knitting sweaters, I sure am missing out on some comfy and cute outfits! 😉
you are such a rockstar! yay for another FO!
That ribby looks really fabulous on you. I’ve made two so far, but the stripes are getting me thinkin’…
The ribby looks great! So comfy and practical yet stylish. You’ll have to bring that down to AG, since it’s been kind of chilly. Have fun at the Rufus Wainwright show. I love him!!
Oh my goodness, I LOVE your Ribby Cardy! I’ve been wanting to do that pattern and your sweater may have bumped it up to “next” for me! I’ve been enjoying reading your blog–I used to live in Berkeley and my parents live in the East Bay now so its fun reading about my old stomping ground. 🙂
OK… NOT FAIR! How many fab handmade sweaters do you own now?!?!?! You are way too productive. Very stylin’!
That looks GREAT! I guess to make it a pullover instead you would just connect the round for the body? Hmmmm…more new projects churning in my brain. 🙂
Wow, I love the ribby! Mines all joined now, boy those rows are longgggg. Any tips on getting the zipper in, I’m more nervous about that than the actual knitting. I’m assuming though that Bonne Marie’s most excellent directions will be of great assistance.
Great sweater Rachel! LOVE the asymetric sleeve treatment, you sure are stylin’ girl!!
Cool that you got to meet Ms. JStrizzy too, I wish I were in the City by the Bay too so I could hang with fellow knitters!
Have fun and enjoy your holidays!
woo WEE! Tha’s one fine lookin sweater! I love the style and it fits you perfectly! Good work, lady! Smile, dance, shout, sing. (and let me say it again) wooo WEEEE!
Totally smashing! Sweater perfection.
Rachael, you are the cutest.
PS: I just checked the poll: 52% in favour of The Great Homosexual Agenda. I voted but since I’m not in the US I put that I’m in CA and my zip code is 90210 = the only zip code I know by heart! Landslide voting in favour of love!
Sheesh! What I miss when I’m on a plane all day!! You are just wicked cute, sweater and all 🙂
You are so CUTE in that FABULOUS sweater, which I now want really, really badly. May I raid your closet? While I’m at it, I think I’ll borrow your dancing shoes because they’re better than mine. Dance, Rachael, dance!
P.S. The words “CUTE” and “FABULOUS”, in addition to being entirely in upper case, must read as if they were in bold print AND underlined. For further emphasis, you know 🙂
Fab sweater! I’ll forgive you for getting that damn song brought to the forefront of my pysche!
pysche = psyche …
O-berry is just GORGE. I love the asymmetrically striped sleeves–in fact, I’ma gonna have to jump on that bandwagon with the next sweater I make, cuz it just looks like too much fun. So cool that you got to meet Joanna. And now I’m gonna read about Rufus!