Saturday 3 July 2010

FO: Faverolle





Despite the hot and humid weather that we are having fhere in Montreal, I really wanted my boyfriend to take pictures of me wearing my latest finished project, Faverolle by Cirilia Rose!


Same yarn and same color as the one in the Berocco booklet, Berocco Vintage in the breezaway colorway. And honestly, I'm glad I did! It was love at first sight, and I think the color was partially responsible. I mean, who doesn't love some turquoise?
Something is strange though: for you peeps who has been following me, you may remember that in the Feature Friday at Rambling Designs, I said that I always try to convince myself that I don't like blue. According to the very serious Falling Stitches statistic firm, 3 on my 4 finished projects are blue (update: 5 out of 6!). Go figure!



I love its Fall-Winter assets: the front pocket, the high collar, the long sleeves... that I knit in the round! Anything to save some seaming...


Speaking of the collar... I think it was the longest thing to knit on this sweater. Purl throught the back loop? Ugh! But it was the only down point. Everything else was a charm to knit!
Overall, I am really, really happy with how this baby turned out. Before blocking, the fit was the greatest. It was a bit stiff in the shoulders. I streched them a bit while blocking, and despite the 50% acrylic in the Berocco Vintage, it worked!
So, what's next? I have one third of my Swallowtail Shawl done. Guess I'll continue on that for now... but stay tuned, because very soon I am going to blog about a upcoming new design!

16 comments:

Unknown said...

This is gorgeous! The color, ribbing detail, buttons and front pocket are perfect! Love it :)

spinndiva said...

I LOVE IT!!! :D Way to go!

Esther said...

I love it! Its so awesome :)

Unknown said...

Wow, it looks fantastic. Now I really want to make one for myself!

Loulek said...

Terrible ! J'adore ! La couleur es superbe (moi j'adore le bleu). Et il te va super bien ! je ne connaissais pas ce modèle.
Encore bravo ! :)

Ariane said...

aaw thanks guys!
FYI, if you want to knit the pattern you have to order the Berocco booklet!

Anonymous said...

I love that collar! It looks great!

iknit2purl2 said...

What a beautiful sweater! I love it!

Thea said...

Really lovely! *admires shoulder seams*

Amy said...

Visiting for the first time after following your sweater over from Ravelry - I just love it!

Your profile text made me laugh - I had to get up last night and knit because I couldn't fall asleep from wanting to make progress on my hat ;)

Ariane said...

Wow wow thanks guys!
Unfortunately, blogger doesn't allow me to answer your comments!!! But thanks thanks thanks!

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love this! Honestly, when I first saw the pattern I wasn't thrilled about it. Maybe it's your turquoise? In any case, this seems like a really lovely knit.

Cheers!
Daisy

Where the nodding violets grow said...

I love this sweater. The colour is great and seems to really suit the design. It shows up all of the features. Great project.

Skein said...

Wow, absolutely gorgeous! Want!

Love your pics too as always:)

Unknown said...

oh my goodness - i just love this!! must.order.pattern.now!

Simplyme5252 said...

Wow this is awesomely amazing!!! Okay I can see that following your blog is gonna keep my queue extra full. Keep up the great work.

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