Froggy Knits

May 14, 2005

I'm finished daaaaling...


~aud just loves sunny days...the calmer glows a bit dontcha think~
Project Specs:
Pattern: Rowan 35 Audrey
Suggested/Used Yarn: Rowan Calmer
Needle Size: Denise Interchangeable US 5's

~oh how i love this sweater, but i couldn't have knit through it without this wonderful along...thanks to you all!

Currently unable to verbalize how happy I am that this sweater has been finished. I'm way to busy enjoying it. Here she is below making her debut at the office on casual Friday. I'm bias, but I think she looks good even in poor indoor lighting too, hee, hee (though these pics show the yarn true to color...the sun was just beaming in those other shots and i think i may have caught glare off the window too). I'm making an effort to use natural light to indoor light sources, but natural light didn't do the job this time. Its funny how weaving in that last end can make you forgot all about the knitting woes. What was the holdup again...oh yeah, that.


~why yes its another view of the back~

Now for a few details...

I omitted the darts as I didn't feel I had enough up there at the time to really shape (though somehow i seem to have knitted some breasts into this sweater) I have to incorporate more ribbing in my knitting future, lol. Tempting here I come. And then I liked the wrong sides of the front and back better the right sides, but that led to the funky ribbing right at the underarm that its now difficult to see unless I'm trying to show it. That annoying detail must have carmalized like mushrooms in a saute pan while in my knitting basket 'cause now I don't e..v..e..n care. I love it. However after all the drama I'm bit embarrased to write Theresa for a label. If I get one, I may even sew it on the outside I'm so glad to be done with Aud. This was my first bit of lace knitting and first ribby number...first of many (hubba, hubba, lol)

Posted by froggy at May 14, 2005 10:47 AM
Comments

Yay! That looks great! I love the color too. Great Job!

Posted by: heather at May 14, 2005 10:51 AM

Pretty!! Looks wonderful!!!

Posted by: Lynn at May 14, 2005 11:37 AM

wahouuuuu you look so gorgeous !!! well done !

Posted by: Annabel at May 14, 2005 11:37 AM

wow, you look fabulous!

Posted by: Lu at May 14, 2005 11:46 AM

Very nice. I guess its time to fire up another lace project so you don't get out of practice.

;-)

Posted by: claudia at May 14, 2005 11:54 AM

Woo Hooo! Congrats! You look awesome (and so does the sweater!)

Posted by: Julia at May 14, 2005 11:56 AM

Oh, I love it, the collar is very pretty and you look great.

Posted by: Marie-Hélène at May 14, 2005 11:58 AM

Wow! That look fabulous!!! I hope you love your Audrey as much as I love mine! It really is a great sweater to wear!

Posted by: sarah b. at May 14, 2005 11:59 AM

ce pull est vraiment trés beau, j'aime beaucoup l'enolure
peggy

Posted by: peggy at May 14, 2005 11:59 AM

Simply fabulous! Great job, congrats :) !

Posted by: Sandra at May 14, 2005 12:18 PM

Yay! I'd love to make an Audrey sometime in the future.

Posted by: Alexa at May 14, 2005 12:18 PM

Hooray! for a finished Audrey! Bee-yoo-tiful!

Posted by: Erika at May 14, 2005 12:29 PM

Looks wonderful! Great color, in good and not so good light!

Posted by: Christie at May 14, 2005 12:40 PM

Your Audrey is wonderful, Froggy, I love it ! And you look fabulous ! Congrats !

Posted by: Christine at May 14, 2005 12:44 PM

Froggy! It looks gorgeous on you! The fit is great. I definitely agree that ribbing works for you. :)

Posted by: Karma at May 14, 2005 12:45 PM

Congrats on finishing! It looks gorgeous in the sun, just in time for summer.

Posted by: Diana at May 14, 2005 12:49 PM

i love it! you look great in it. i'm so glad you finished it!

Posted by: lynette at May 14, 2005 12:49 PM

What a beautiful sweater, and it looks great on you.

Posted by: Liz at May 14, 2005 12:52 PM

Well you should be over the moon about it, because it looks fantastic on you. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

Posted by: Colleen at May 14, 2005 12:57 PM

Yes! You did it!

Posted by: marta at May 14, 2005 01:09 PM

Wow you look wonderful in Audry...it's very flattering on you and the colour is beautiful. Congrats on the FO.

Posted by: Ingrid at May 14, 2005 01:16 PM

your sweater looks beautiful! glad to see that you overcame the problems and made it work. looks great on your too!

Posted by: molly at May 14, 2005 01:19 PM

Beautiful work! That sweater looks so good on you. Congratulations on finishing it so well!

Posted by: KarenK at May 14, 2005 02:04 PM

Love it! It's look perfect on you! Awesome job!

Posted by: Adele at May 14, 2005 02:18 PM

It looks great. Well done! The ribbing is very flattering.

Posted by: Mary at May 14, 2005 02:23 PM

Looks fantastic! Great color, and I totally agree, she looks good even at the office! :)

Posted by: chelsea at May 14, 2005 02:24 PM

It's SO good! I hope that you are really enjoying it, that's the best part. You'll forget all the crazyness it took.

Get your label!

Posted by: Jenny at May 14, 2005 03:29 PM

Congratulations!! It looks so fabulous and the side darts are so great. I'm so proud of you for finishing!

Posted by: Lauren at May 14, 2005 04:10 PM

It looks fantastic - fits perfectly - wear it well. I'm so glad you're so happy with it! Have a wonderful time wearing it!

Posted by: Cara at May 14, 2005 04:13 PM

You did it and it fits great! Worth every minute!

Posted by: Tracy at May 14, 2005 05:20 PM

It turned out so great and it looks so good on you!! Great job!

Posted by: Stacie at May 14, 2005 05:43 PM

Pretty Audrey. The lace neckline is the best part.

Posted by: erin at May 14, 2005 05:53 PM

Very beautiful.

Posted by: DG at May 14, 2005 05:54 PM

The sweater is beautiful and you look fabulous in it! I'm so sad because I realized today that the Bloglines feed I had subscribed to for your blog wasn't updating. I've got it fixed now and have to catch up on your latest knits.

Posted by: Jessica at May 14, 2005 06:20 PM

It looks really really nice! Congrats on finishing it!

Posted by: Karen at May 14, 2005 06:21 PM

That looks gorgeous on you! It's a perfect fit!

Posted by: atouria at May 14, 2005 06:48 PM

Wow! You are STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL in Audrey! Or maybe it's the other way 'round. Regardless, it's fantastic. Congratulations on a job VERY well done. Wear her proudly! You're a knockout.

Posted by: Martha at May 14, 2005 07:37 PM

I love that! It looks so perfect on you.

Posted by: isel at May 14, 2005 08:23 PM

Goooorgeous! I like the color and, oh my, look at that detail! Another stunner.

Posted by: la chica alta at May 14, 2005 08:34 PM

That looks super beautiful on you! What a great color! Congrats on being done.. have a good rest of your weekend!

Posted by: Dani at May 14, 2005 08:36 PM

Love the Audrey Dahling! :) I know that you are extremely happy to finally be done with her. Can't wait to see what's next.

Posted by: Liz at May 14, 2005 08:47 PM

Go, you hot mama, you! Looks great, Froggy.

Posted by: Cher at May 14, 2005 08:54 PM

Wow, totally worth the wait, Froggy. It is beautiful on you. Perfect fit, great color... the ribbing suits you very well. You should give Tempting a go--it is a fun and quick knit (and it will be a lot faster than Audrey!)

Take care!

Posted by: Lolly at May 14, 2005 09:29 PM

Oh Froggy she's gorgeous! I think Tempting would be a great follow up!

Posted by: Jo at May 14, 2005 10:30 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! please, have a drink on me. (^_^)

Posted by: joy at May 14, 2005 10:30 PM

Beautiful! Many congratulations!!!

Posted by: Nicole at May 15, 2005 12:38 AM

Another wonderful knit! I love the collar on Audrey, so pretty and dainty. Looks lovely on you!

Posted by: Liz at May 15, 2005 01:32 AM

Wow! It looks super. I have been a bit scared of all over ribbing but I must say it looks beautiful on you. The neckline is so elegant. Superb!

Ciao...

Posted by: Sarah at May 15, 2005 05:12 AM

You've finally mastered it and this collar looks really nice, well done.

Posted by: Sophie at May 15, 2005 06:34 AM

WOW! Looking so good! The color is nice and the sweater style is still one of my favorites. Too bad I'm not the correct shape to wear it. Stylin'


Posted by: Chery at May 15, 2005 08:06 AM

Thanks for inspiring me to pick up my needles and swatch for mine. You've done a gorgeous job.

Posted by: Amelia at May 15, 2005 09:04 AM

WOW!! It's such a gorgeous sweater. Wonderful job froggy!

Posted by: eyeleen at May 15, 2005 10:08 AM

sexy sweater! isn't it great to make something that feels goooood to wear?

Posted by: anna at May 15, 2005 12:02 PM

Froggy it looks fantastic on you! great job! your tempting me to finish mine :)

Posted by: Monica at May 15, 2005 12:21 PM

beautiful sweater froggy!!!! ^_^

Posted by: lana at May 15, 2005 12:23 PM

Beautiful! and beautiful on you. Yay, chica! you're inspiring me to dig out the yarn I bought for it and jump in.

Posted by: caroline at May 15, 2005 01:29 PM

Ooh la la! That is one sexy-pretty-yet-elegant sweater. Enjoy it all you want - you deserve it.

Posted by: Nancy at May 15, 2005 01:59 PM

Gorgeous! It fits beautifully. Now where's your Vespa?

Posted by: cari at May 15, 2005 02:11 PM

wow, audrey is gorgeous! great work, froggy.

Posted by: kris at May 15, 2005 03:34 PM

Stunning! It looks great on you. I'ev thought about doing Tempting as well. Are you thinking of using the Rowan Calmer for that as well?

Posted by: Lisa P at May 15, 2005 05:40 PM

Oh, it's beautiful! I am so glad you finished it!!!

Posted by: Anne-Caroline at May 15, 2005 06:10 PM

I know you don't need another comment telling you that your Audrey is great but it is!!!

Posted by: monica at May 15, 2005 08:36 PM

Beautiful colour and great fit. Must feel good to get if off your list.

Posted by: Sandra at May 15, 2005 09:54 PM

wow! i guess everyone's said it already. Just adding mine to theirs. It's a very very gorgeous piece of work there!

Posted by: lauray at May 15, 2005 10:55 PM

Fantastic Audrey. I love the colour.

Posted by: tacha at May 16, 2005 03:46 AM

Wow! you look so wonderful! I love it! I bought some red calmer last year to knit Audrey and never started it. Now I have too! BRAVO!

Posted by: laetitia at May 16, 2005 05:22 AM

So hot! That color and style look great on you! :)

Posted by: Tara at May 16, 2005 08:16 AM

She looks great! I'm so on the lace...and sooooo slow going! :)

Looks great. I am definately asking for my label. You should, you worked hard! She looks gorgeous dahling!

Posted by: heather at May 16, 2005 08:42 AM

What a beautiful sweater! I've resisted Audrey for a long time, but the more of them I see, the more I want one...

Posted by: Sarah W. at May 16, 2005 09:40 AM

beeyoootiful! what a lovely color too. wear her proudly!

Posted by: melissa j at May 16, 2005 09:54 AM

You finished! You finished! Wow!! It looks FANTASTIC.

Posted by: Em at May 16, 2005 10:43 AM

Chiming in here to say that your Audrey is gorgeous--and I can only imagine how snuggly it must be, thanks to the Calmer. Hmm...is there a Calmer Audrey in my future?

Posted by: Ashley at May 16, 2005 11:06 AM

Hubba hubba hubba indeed! Great sweater on you my dear...

Posted by: Silvia at May 16, 2005 11:49 AM

::wolf whistle:: Lookin' good, Audrey!

Posted by: Heidi at May 16, 2005 12:46 PM

Woo hoo! Curves ahead!

Audrey looks gorgeous on you. I'm so glad you didn't give up on her and kept right on knittin'. All your hard work paid off. Fabulosa!

Posted by: Becky at May 16, 2005 12:49 PM

It is absolutely darling and very flattering on you! You should definately do more ribbed projects and boat necks (is that the style?) too. Really really cute.

**applause**

Posted by: Laurie at May 16, 2005 01:02 PM

Wow, what a gorgeous color! The collar looks great. A very pretty Audrey!

Posted by: Niki at May 16, 2005 01:23 PM

I am speechless, as usual, with your garment.
Love it, it really suits you !

Posted by: Karen from Toronto at May 16, 2005 01:43 PM

Congratulations on completing Audrey! ^_^ Well worth the wait, I imagine! It looks absolutely gorgeous.

Posted by: Missy at May 16, 2005 02:18 PM

Grrl that is one fabulous sweater! Tres chic!!

Posted by: margene at May 16, 2005 02:18 PM

it looks beautiful on you!!!!!!! im so happy youre done! definately ask for a label! dont be embarrassed!!!!

Posted by: erika at May 16, 2005 02:23 PM

Hello Froggy,

Audrey looks very very beautiful!!! I love the colour!!!

Greez
Cleo

Posted by: Cleo at May 16, 2005 04:00 PM

Beautiful! The color is perfect and Audrey looks so good. The more I see Audrey, the more I like it! Great, great, great FO!

Posted by: marichan at May 16, 2005 11:59 PM

Audrey is gorgeous and looks great on you! Beautiful knitting, Froggy.

Posted by: alison at May 17, 2005 12:01 AM

I'm glad you conquer your demon! Audrey looks great on you. Hehe, I could use a lot of ribbing myself.

Posted by: Siow Chin at May 17, 2005 02:56 AM

looks divine my dear, utterly divine.

So glad you made her PERFECT for you!

Posted by: stinkerbell at May 17, 2005 06:27 AM

Audrey looks beautifull on you ; in fact, it looks beautifull because of you !!

Posted by: Cécile at May 17, 2005 09:21 AM

You wear it so well daaaaaling. After seeing your Audrey I just may have to knit one for myself. I can use all the help I can get in the breast department. LOL.

Posted by: Risë at May 17, 2005 11:25 AM

Oh, my, another amazing sweater. And Audrey is one of my favorites. One of our SnB members knit it in black with a white edge. Equally fabulous.

Posted by: susan at May 17, 2005 11:59 AM

Wow! I'm commenter #90 - - do I get a prize?!! Your Audrey is fab, girl! Wear it with pride, and the label on the outside. :)

Posted by: Judy at May 17, 2005 01:33 PM

I'm bringing up the rear comments-wise, but couldn't miss the opportunity to congratulate you on your wonderful creation! You did a beautiful job and it's very flattering on you. Brava!

Posted by: Dana at May 17, 2005 01:33 PM

Gorgeous-well worth the wait!

Posted by: Janet at May 17, 2005 02:38 PM

What can I say that hasn't been said yet..?! :) Looks great on you!!! Love the color you chose - whether it's the one in the sunny pictures or the one in the office pictures. :)

Posted by: Minna at May 17, 2005 03:55 PM

Hi Froggie! I've been lurking on your site for a while now & I just wanted to give you major kudos on Audrey! She looks beautiful & I can tell from your post that you're so happy with her!

Way to go!!!!

Posted by: Kelly at May 17, 2005 04:02 PM

Nice Audrey! I'm so glad you got to finish it, it's a beautiful sweater.

Posted by: Pioggia at May 17, 2005 09:09 PM

You look amazing in Audrey! Well done! I think I might just rip my Red hot and go for an Audrey instead...

Posted by: Karin at May 18, 2005 03:42 AM

your audrey is wonderful. i like the lacy neck. good job !

Posted by: Melanie at May 18, 2005 05:38 AM

You look fabulous! One hot chick!

Posted by: jacqueline at May 18, 2005 07:33 AM

wow! very very pretty! beautiful sweat!

Posted by: kristelle at May 18, 2005 08:29 AM

What a beautiful Audrey! Love the color, and your neckline came out really well. I just ordered some Calmer myself - can't wait to try it out!

Posted by: Sarah at May 18, 2005 11:24 AM

Gorgeous!!!! I love that sweater! :D

Posted by: korin at May 18, 2005 11:32 AM

Congrats, Froggy, it's perfect!

Posted by: MJ at May 18, 2005 04:11 PM

ooooo la la! I love it! I am soo into ribs right now!

Posted by: beth at May 18, 2005 05:28 PM

Unbelievably beautiful sweater, and you look amazing wearing it! Perfection.

Posted by: Martha at May 18, 2005 08:05 PM

Gorgeous!

Posted by: Ande at May 18, 2005 08:34 PM

Froggy...I am soooo proud of you for finishing Audrey!! She looks fabu! And you even love wearing her. That makes it even better! ;-)

Posted by: Eilene at May 18, 2005 09:09 PM

Beautiful! Congratulations - you make me want to get going on mine. Your color is lovely as well. Nice job! (and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who had to go down to a 5 to get gauge!)

Posted by: laurel at May 19, 2005 12:39 AM

Wow! congratulations on Audrey! You look Maaaavelous, daaaling!

Posted by: Dyann at May 19, 2005 08:37 AM

Wow Froggy...that top is just gorgeous!!! Wanna come to Sweden and knit me some top's??? I pay well =)

Posted by: Oslofia at May 19, 2005 08:56 AM

I'm a bit late on the comment frenzy here, I see. The sweater looks fabulous on you! Looks like a nice blue to wear with jeans, and the neckline is really cool.

Posted by: c at May 19, 2005 11:15 AM

Absolutly beauuuutiful! It fits perfectly !
;-)

Posted by: bulle at May 19, 2005 12:33 PM

Wow ! This is a great sweater, the colour looks perfect

Posted by: Uta at May 19, 2005 05:28 PM

Wowza! You look marvelous. What a great color and fit.

Posted by: Jennifer at May 20, 2005 07:44 AM

Congratulations, I know how hard you worked to get this finished and how much frustration there was along the way. It's got to feel great that it came out so well!

Posted by: Anmiryam at May 20, 2005 10:01 AM

HOORAY! i'm a little late, but -- congratulations! i've been dilly dallyig on so many projects,but you have totally inspired me! it's just gorgeous.

Posted by: mrspilkington at May 20, 2005 06:00 PM

Audrey is a winner. It turned out beautifully. Great job.

Posted by: Wanda at May 20, 2005 08:04 PM

I love it! Just like you bought it at a store. ;)

Posted by: Bookish Wendy at May 24, 2005 08:34 AM