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Have you ever made a sweater?

Yes, a crocheted one.

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Yes, a knitted one.

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Yes - both!

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Brunette_Star

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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:19 pm

One of my "craft resolutions for the new year" was to do more crafts simply for me, instead of to please others, so I started with my first sweater! biggrin

It's late and I'm tired, but I literally just finished it 10 mintues ago and couldn't wait to show it off! I'm so proud of this!

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Here it is lying on the floor of my apartment. It's the "Cupcake" sweater from Stitch N' b***h: The Happy Hooker. I admit I used Sugar N' Cream cotton yarn instead of the really nice yarn, but hey - I'm on a bit of a crafting budget. xd

Here it is on me:

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I had to make a lining for it since it was slightly transparent, so I "butchered" a craft store T-shirt and sewed it inside to fit.

Wheee! I'm so excited about this. I can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can wear it!

I'm so excited I want to make another crochet sweater soon!

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:32 pm

Nice! Hey! Maybe sometime ya can put a tutorial? heart 3nodding heart

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Kingyo~goldfish

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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:03 pm

great pattern- you should share!

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:02 am

That pattern's the cupcake sweater from the Stitch'n'b***h Happy Hooker book- it's a great book. I've been debating making it, but I'm not sure how it would look on my rather chesty figure.

Very, very nice, Brunette Star. (And smart to line it- I always wear a cami under the crocheted sweater I made)

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kochi~mochi

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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:16 am

Thats really cute! I've been thinking about sweater knitting....

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:54 pm

I knitted one once, but it did not turn out anything like it should have. Not nearly as well done as yours! Its beautiful!

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Brunette_Star

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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:30 pm

Thanks, y'all! heart

I hear you on wearing a cami under a crocheted sweater - I didn't think the holes would be so big! The nice thing about the ribbon is you can pull it tighter, so it acts a bit like a drawstring for the neckline. That way you won't show anybody anything you don't want them to see!

As for the pattern, it's in Stitch N' b***h: The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller. It's in the "Spring and Summer" section, called "Cupcake".

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:48 pm

That's such an awesome sweater! whee
My crocheting and knitting skills are pretty limited, so I'm not up to making sweaters yet... sweatdrop

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Great Aunt Gertrude

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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:58 am

It's so cute! ^^

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:33 am

Great job, both on the awesome sweater and on creating something for yourself smile

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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:50 am

I like it; it's so awesome! That must have taken you a long time. Whenever i try to knit and/or crochet something: it comes out too small. So, even by my lame standards, that's awesome!

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:01 pm

Thanks, y'all!

I actually had to make it using a larger size because I couldn't match the gauge for the life of me! It finally came out about a half-inch too small, so I said "Forget it, I'm making the next larger size!"

And it worked! smile

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DecemberFlower

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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:54 pm

I'll be knitting my first sweater sometime soon. I just have to decide if I'm going to bite the bullet and buy the KnitPicks Options needle set or if I want to continue buying my needles piecemeal and running into the "omg i dunt have gauge n i gots no othar neetles halp!" problem that I always seem to have. rolleyes

Great job on the sweater, though. I don't know if I'd be able to crochet something with a gauge. My crochet skills are kind of weak.

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:21 am

Its lovely!

Blue eyes- I concur. I'm very chesty compared to the rest of my figure (I now wear a size 16 bikini top, with an 8 bottom). It makes it hard to make/buy shirts.

I do really want to make the short sleeved shrug form Happy Hooker, though. Its shown in bright red in book, and I LOVE it. ^^