THE Miss Lemon Sweater - Part 2 - Knitting...

Just a quick post to let you all know I'm still alive.

{Tee hee} ;)

Well, I've been feverishly knitting away at my sweater.
I am absolutely in love with the color of the yarn.
I think it's simply perfect!
(Thank you, Lord!)

 

After I had the back & left front completed

I started to measure the front edge to space the buttonholes evenly on the right front.

I took another look at the pictures to see how many buttons the original had.

I counted 5, but found a problem.

Look at the bottom band - no buttons.

I had read here that this sweater is a pullover made to look like a cardigan.

But, I wanted to make a cardigan.

I can see now that this would just make it harder for me.

So...I ripped back the left front & just made a whole front.

(If only I would think things through in the first place

I would save myself so much time & frustration!)

Oh well! Lesson learned. :)

I think it will be much easier to do the slip-through bow with the band just added to the front.

Rather than trying to finagle it through an opening in the front band of a cardi

using some sort of giant buttonhole.

All I have left to knit is 1/2 a sleeve, the bow, & the band.

I'm just doing plain stockinette stitch so it's moving along nice & quickly.

I plan on using grosgrain ribbon or bias tape to face the neck opening.

Well, it's waiting for me in my comfy knitting chair.

Best get back to it...I only have 2 days.

^_~

 

 

 

THE Miss Lemon sweater - Part 1 - Planning...

I have long been an admirer of  Miss Lemon.
Especially as portrayed by Pauline Moran in the Poirot series.
(The one with David Suchet as Poirot. The ONLY one in my humble opinion.)

{Via Pinterest}

This is a character with brains, style, & class.
Not to mention terrific knitwear.
But, I just did.
So...
 

{Via Pinterest}

 

I've been invited to a Literary Ball coming up in February.

We are asked to come dressed as our favorite literary character.

As I've been itching to make THE Miss Lemon sweater - 

she was the first character that leapt to mind!

While I should be in the knitting phase of this project I'm still only in the planning phase.

(Plus, I'm still working on my sister Aimee's cabled sweater.)

Pinterest has proven a very valuable asset in this endeavor.



{Via Pinterest}

 

I just order the yarn. Knit Picks Palette in serrano.

They didn't have just plain red in this weight of yarn.

So now I've started to fret that the color is going to be all wrong

when I see it in person instead of on my computer screen.

{Rolls eyes at herself}

Anyway!

It should be a pretty easy knit.

I plan to just wing it as far as patterns go.

I'll just make a plain cardigan & worry about how to do the bit with the bow when I come to it.

(I can't worry about everything beforehand.) ;)



cheery cherry print fabric...

Could also be titled "Looky, looky what I got at Walmart today!"

;)

Doesn't it go splendidly with my vintage cherry clip-on earrings?



I usually try to avoid the fabric department of our local Wally-world.

A. I usually find something to bring home with me. That I don't need.

B. It's very hard to find someone to cut aforementioned "something to bring home."

C. Often I don't find the quality of their wares that great.

D. They don't offer coupons.

(Yeah, I'm a cheapskate.)

While A & B did apply in this situation, the quality & price of this fabric were super!

(Also, though it took a long time for her to appear the gal who cut my fabric was very friendly.)

 

$3.97/yard.

 

Not even on clearance, and quite good quality!

Run, don't walk to your nearest Walmart!

(Well perhaps on second thought you ought to drive.)

:}

They also had it with navy or black background.

 

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So, here are some ideas I have in mind for this lovely fabric.

 

I'm thinking shirtdress.

50s possibly 40s...

 

Possibilities:

{Found on Pinterest}

I think I may have this pattern!
I'd make the version with sleeves.
 



{Found on Pinterest}


40s? I'm not sure...I think I'm leaning more towards 50s.

 



{Found on Pinterest}

This is nice...

I love the Peter Pan collar on this one.

 

{Photo Credit}

Eep! Scallops! One of my favorite things.

(Although, I've never done them so...)
What do you all think?

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On a different subject entirely...
Look at this lovely nail polish I bought today as well!
Don't they just make you think of Spring?

 



No, I'm not done with Winter yet.

But, it is nice to look forward to Spring.

I think that may be one of my favorite things about living in a place where you get all four seasons.

You always have something to look forward to.

^_^

and the winners are...

 

The winner of Lot 1 ~ The Happy Homemaker is Shannon H!

 

&

 

The winner of Lot 2 ~ The Happy Handworker is Sarah!

 

Congratulations winners!

 

&

 

Thanks so much to all who entered!

I sure had a lot of fun putting this together and I hope you all had fun too.

I'm so excited to have all you new followers.

I can't wait to share some more Delightful Handwork with you all.

 

^_^

(Winners please email me your address so I can get this mailed off to you!)

vintage delineator magazines on etsy...

There are 6 vintage magazines listed in the shop!
Sorry they're sold!

 



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And-
Don't be left out!

 



 

There's only today & tomorrow left to be entered!

^_^