Lovely In Lilac

My latest FO (that's Finished Obect, yo!): Sublime Yarn's Garbo, from this book, knit with four skeins of this yarn. The pattern was simple, the yarn is like a cloud, the finished effect is lovely. I did have some issues, about which you can read at my project page on Ravelry.


Here's a close-up of the buttons. They were among those I purchased at last weekend's yard sale. They are clear plastic with white paint around the the outsides. The moment I shook them out of the bag, I knew they were just the thing for this sweater, which I had only just finished seaming the previous night. They really are lovely when they catch the light and reflect the color of the yarn.


Even though the plastic buttons are very light, I felt the knitted fabric wasn't quite sturdy enough on it's own to properly support them. Luckily, I found some hem tape at Josephine's Dry Goods that matched exactly. It only took a few minutes to hand stitch the hem tape to the sweater before attaching the buttons. Well worth the extra bit of effort.

Just had to share this last photo. I usually take tons, in order to get at least a couple of good shots. This was done near the end, when I was feeling a bit goofy - obviously.