Mr. Greenjeans
This was such a fun sweater to knit, if you ignore the gauge issues, the fact that I had to redo the button band several times, as well as lengthening the sleeves after I had bound off. But I love the way that it fits, the way the buttons bring out the purple in the heathery yarn and the cabled ribbing.
With all the chaos that was running around the house last night, the above picture is about as good as it was going to get.
The buttons? The buttons were fun to pick out. I had spent 45 minutes trying to find something that I liked, then I looked in a basket as I was just about to totally give up on the endeavor. I am really glad that I did, because these are perfect.
I love this picture of Chase, It makes me smile. He is such an easy going kid, and while the girls were doing girl stuff last night when the Midgelings came over, he hung out with Dennis while he snaked out the drain in the basement sink. When that task was done, Chase was quite happy to hang out on the knitting couch and read for a bit.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the gymnastics season for Shannon. Fortunately for me, the replacement needle for my Autumn Leaves cardigan finally came in. Yeah!
Comments
The sweater turned out great! Those buttons are just gorgeous, nice choice.
Posted by: Julie | January 20, 2008 01:38 AM
the sweater looks great on you!
Posted by: annmarie | January 20, 2008 06:25 AM
Well done, Marti! I'm SO glad to see Mr. Greenjeans finished and on you and yes, it looks mahvelous, dahling! love the buttons!
oh goodie, Autumn Leaves will be knit on!!!
Chase, cute dude! Loves me those laid back dudes..:^)
Posted by: marianne | January 20, 2008 08:45 AM
I love Mr. Greenjeans on you and the purple buttons are the perfect finishing touch.
Posted by: Angela | January 20, 2008 11:07 AM
What great buttons! Great looking sweater!
Posted by: Barb | January 20, 2008 11:30 AM
That sure was fun. :-)
The sweater turned out so nice - and the buttons were a perfect finish. I really think the mods you made on that sweater improved the overall look a lot! Great job!
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January 20, 2008 01:02 PM
It looks great on you! And fits you perfectly, so reworking things was worth it. The buttons are just right.
Posted by: Laura | January 21, 2008 06:06 AM
It is super nice!! Fits you very well.
Posted by: lisa | January 21, 2008 10:38 AM
What a great sweater! Perfect buttons for it. Looks great on you, too!
Posted by: kerry | January 21, 2008 08:13 PM
Marti, that looks beautiful! What a great job you did, and it looks wonderful on you. :-) Great fit!
Posted by: Sam | January 22, 2008 07:47 AM
Mr. Greenjuans is just perfect in every way! It fits beautifully and I love the buttons.
Posted by: Melanie | January 22, 2008 07:48 AM
Yay! It looks great, Marti! And what better way to "celebrate" this crazy cold weather than with a new, perfectly fitting sweater!!
Wait a minute! Now I'm jealous.
Posted by: Laura A | January 22, 2008 08:00 AM
That looks fabulous! I love it with the extra buttons. I think it greatly improves an already nice pattern.
Posted by: Romi | January 22, 2008 01:04 PM
Your sweater turned out beautifully! It's so rewarding when it's such a good fit, too. LOVE the buttons!
Posted by: Vicki | January 22, 2008 03:54 PM
Oh, Marti--it's beautiful! I finally have some amount of hope for mine!
Posted by: Samantha | January 22, 2008 06:05 PM
Marti, what a great sweater! I love those lavender buttons - are those little clover leaves?
Posted by: denise | January 26, 2008 09:44 AM
Absolutely beautiful buttons! So true, that you find exactly what you are looking for when you give up looking.
Posted by: jae | January 27, 2008 10:48 AM