dorothy parker sweater!!

[katydidnot]

so i have been making a ridiculous number of hats (see http://katydidhats.tumblr.com/) and i mean a ridiculous number, like 28 and a half. (exact number) so i had created enough that i had at least a sweater's worth of hats, which made me think i should just make a sweater. i was unsure about what to put on it, but finally i settled on a poem by my favorite poet, dorothy parker.

the poem i used was "anecdote":

So silent I when Love was by
He yawned, and turned away;
But Sorrow clings to my apron-strings,
I have so much to say.

here is my sweater!







here are some action shots:





(i also made that hat, but that is a post for another time!)

i want to take a picture of all of the knitting i have created since about the end of december (which is 28 1/2 hats, one sweater, and three gloves) but i have yet to. maybe this picture is forthcoming!

[craftylittlemonkey]

Um, wow. Bookmarked, rocked and drooled over. Seriously fine girl, I'm impressed.

[ckchan]

WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY.

[alteredmommy]

I third the WOW and will add a woo hoo   That is freaking fabulous and you are a knitting goddess (or machine hehe)

[rackycoo]

I love all the colors, and the way the sleeves match, but don't match! It looks amazing. 

[MissingWillow]

Holy moly, that's awesome!

[kittykill]

Love it! That is crazy awesome.

[Aislynn]

Oh my gosh, that's incredible!

[loves2experiment]

katydidnot, that sweater is beautiful.  I love the colours you selected

[emilywilde]

Absolutely amazing! Also I love Dorothy so much!

[MareMare]

That is flippin' amazing!

[likls]

this is BEAUTIFUL.[/s][/u][/i][/b][/glow]

like, use-all-of-the-codes-to-emphazise-it beautiful. i hope i can get to be this good at intarsia and fair isle at some point.

EDIT: like don't-even-check-to-make-sure-the-doobly-doos-work-correctly-and-then-be-too-lazy-to-fix-them beautiful.

[katydidnot]

hey thanks everyone!!

i hope i can get to be this good at intarsia and fair isle at some point.

it's actually only fair isle! i've never actually done intarsia before.

[batgirl]

Oh my gosh. I'm speechless! That is amazing!!

[Trekky]

wowzers!  That is fantastic!

[Phizzychick]

Gorgeous! I love the combo of colours and patterns. I can't even imagine how long that took to make, it just boggles my mind!

[craftylittlemonkey]

Every time somebody posts to this thread is another chance to look at that gorgeous sweater. I am seriously smitten. I don't think I'd ever take that off, have you worn it every day since you finished it?

[ScrappySue]

I just adore your sweater,
S

[white_lilyblossom]

That's amazing! So much work. I hit "this rocks"!

[BananaAmbush]

This is totally awesome in every way, and I am super envious of your raging talent. I can't decide if Dorothy Parker's spirit is high-fiving you right now or crying at your complete abandonment of all capitalization. Maybe your next sweater should be e. e. cummings 

[rackycoo]

um...it looks like the writing is all caps.   

[Veganlala]

My only hope is that one day I can knit well enough to make something close to as cool as this is.

[MommyTheMaid]

Beautiful!

[MASCmanik]

This is so fabulous.

[sabrinalouisemiller]

This is GORGEOUS! I love the colours, and the use of the quote in the knitting - you designed this so well! It also looks super awesome on you.

[kathrynsss]

so, so awesome 

[egg_salady]

Rad and this really rocks, so I'm hitting the This Rocks button!  Love love love, brilliant job!

[thisbirdsabsurd]

This is beyond amazing. I can't even begin to comprehend how something like this is done. Crazy cool!

[onegroovyday]

absolutey freaking amazing....so incredibly awesome!!!...I cant even imagine the work that goes into something like that, considering i can only knit a square...Im in serious amounts of awwwwweeeee

[LimeRiot]

Whoa! This is WAY cool and completely original. I love the brightness and the personalization you added with the poem. Brilliant!!

[alwaysinmyroom]

Too many things to love about this sweater...mostly that it is obviously made with complete joy...the colors, the quote, the little designs...lovely stitching as well...

I understand that you are mostly self-taught...which makes this incredible!!

[cackle]

You have knitting super powers. Just sayin'.

And Dorothy Parker rocks.

[batgirl]

This really might be my favorite knitted thing ever.

[lightninglisa]

This is so amazing! I love how colourful it is!

[Stifflersmom]

Wonderfully creative!

[stitchzBstitchz]

wow...wow. I absolutely love this sweater!! love all your color choices.

[susanab]

whaaaaa?
wowwww!

this rocks my (non handknitted  ) socks off!

[bookie1510]

I am humble in your presence.  I have done one sweater front and back in Fair Isle and I don't care if I ever do another stitch of that demon technique.  My hands ache just thinking about it.  Your sweater is bee-utiful.

[Photochris]

Wow, that sweater is amazing. And what a great idea to put a poem on it. I think I need to try that 

[SquidPrincess]

This is the most amazing sweater in the world. The end.

[hipslikecinderella]

This is such a beautiful sweater. I am speechless and stunned by your skills.  I adore Fair Isle, and this is just so creative and wow. Thank you so much for sharing! 

[lady_cyanide]

this is just stunning. i would never have the patience for that much colorwork. amazing job.

[jungrrl]

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[rackycoo]

Congrats, katydidnot! 

[thisbirdsabsurd]

Well deserved!!  Congratulations!   

[alwaysinmyroom]

Congrats katydidnot!  this was a fabulous knit!

[Phizzychick]

I do love this. Congratulations!

[FoxyBlue]

Absolutely and completely unbelievable. Incredible work, my dear!!!