My First Sweater

[calzephyr]

One of the problems with being a textile artist is that your art tips over into the craft category. I bought a flatbed knitting machine a couple of years ago and finally made a sweater on it. I was so committed to the sweater that I have been avoiding starting anything new. I thought it could be completed over Christmas break and maybe it could have if I didn't run out of yarn. This was one time that an emergency trip to Michaels couldn't be made :-D I decided to take my time to learn and make mistakes anyway.

Could artier sweaters be in my future? I think so! A few more adjustments and it will fit hubs perfectly.

You can follow along on my sweater journey on Twitter!

Spent some quality time w my knitting machine, hoping to make hubs a sweater. It takes one 474yard ball to make the back, so I'm in standby mode until more yarn arrives from @MaryMaximUS
Hubs was surprised we couldn't zip over to Michael's this time :D#wipWednesday #knitting pic.twitter.com/UfRMQKvVuK

— Purple Pony Art 🦄🐦🌈🍁 (@purpleponyart) December 28, 2022

Ooops, I didn't realize Twitter didn't allow free for all viewing anymore :-D

Comments

[apachefirecat]

I do hope we can twist your arm and get you to post a picture of it here. :) Not all of us have Twitter...

[calzephyr]

Oh! I didn't realize Twitter wouldn't allow everyone to see it. I went back and added a photo :-)

[apachefirecat]

Thank you, and that looks GREAT! Way to go!!!

[darkcedars]

That looks great! And additional congrats on getting started using the knitting machine.