Monday 5 March 2012

Thank You So Much - The Jacket Is Finished

Thank you so very much for your help and your encouragement on my last post. All that is knitted into the edges of my jacket.

Your comments kept me going through the weekend as I knitted the front line edges and the neck line all over again.

It may not be that visible in the photos but it made a huge difference in the garment.

I reduced the number of stitches on the front edges with 20 and had 152 stitches.

In addition I knitted with a smaller needle size, 2mm.

I had the same amount of stitches on the neck line - but knitted with 2mm on that too.

And this is like a new jacket. It really is. I also knitted some pattern on the inside of the edges. I also bought another cloak clasp.

It took a lot of hours to do this all over again, but the result is amazing.

I am so happy about how the jacket turned out.

And it really is like life itself: We sometimes need to go an extra mile to get where we want.

Even if it hurts and takes a lot of time. But in the end, a cheering up from a friend is fuel on the tank.

Thank you all again!!!


The Stitch Story
Yarn: Rauma Finull, PT2
Needles: 2.5mm, 2mm
Size: M
PatternDROPS Sweater (free)
Other materials: 6 cloak clasps
Ravelry linkJacket Of Colors

36 comments:

  1. Ser veldig bra ut, og godt å høre at du selv ble fornøyd spesielt siden man vet hvor mye arbeid det ligger bak! Godt jobbet :)

    Ønsker deg en fabelaktig mandag og ny uke!

    Klem :)

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    1. Tusen takk Desiree!! Håper du får en fin uke også!!

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  2. Den ble bare helt nydelig - Fantastiske fargekombinasjoner!

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  3. Utrolig flott og en jakke du sikkert vil ha glede av i åresvis. Så selv om det er tungt å gjøre sånt på nytt, er det så verdt det! :)

    Ha en fin uke! :)

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    1. Tusen takk Vibeke!!! Ja, helt klart verdt det - til slutt!!

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  4. Ja, du må have mig undskyldt, men den er dæleme for lækker, den jakke:-) Godt gået!
    kh. Dorte

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    1. Tak Dorte - du får mig altid til at trække på smilebåndet!!!

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  5. Congratulations Lone! I knew you could do it!!! It looks super! :-)

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  6. Good for you, Lone! I can see that the jacket lays so much smoother now! The clasps are so pretty & just the right touch, too.

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    1. Thank you Debbie - I am happy you could see that in those photos!!!

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  7. Hurray ! You did it, and now enjoy the jacket. It has become a piece of art !

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    1. Thank you Rozemie - it is nice to wear a piece of art!! LOL!!

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  8. Dette er virkelig en helt utrolig lekker jakke - den fineste jeg har sett, tror jeg. Fargene er så friske og samstemte - må jo bare bli i godt humør når man ser den! Jeg er imponert over alt arbeidet, og ikke minst sluttresultatet!

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    1. Anne, tusen takk!!!! Ja, det var litt arbeid, men ikke verre enn annet mønsterstrikk. Bare en del fargebytte underveis... Veldig glad for den jakken!!

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  9. My Google reader is all out of whack and I dont' get blog updates sometimes. I didn't see your last post until today :-(
    Wow, you sure came out on top of this crisis like a super major winner!
    The jacket is spectacular and a gorgeous piece to pass on to younger generations some day. Imagine 70 years from now your grand-daughter or even great grand-daughter wearing it

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    1. Thank you coffeeaddict - hope you get it sorted out!!

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  10. For en fantastisk jakke! Litt av en jobb!

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  11. Lone, WOW!!! You did an amazing job! And, you can see how the jacket lays smoother!!! Well done ;o)

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    1. Thank you so much Stacy - I am amazed that it is visible. That tells me even more that it was worth the effort!!!!

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  12. such a happy, happy ending! Yay for you and your tenacity to make it right, when it teased you.

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    1. Thank you so much Karen - happy endings are the best!!! LOL!!

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  13. For et kunstverk! Jeg er helt stum av beundring! :)

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  14. FANTASTISK! For en strålende fargeeksplosjon!

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  15. Gosh Lone, that is stunning!! (stop cutting your beautiful face from the photograph :) )

    Gorgeous colours, gorgeous colours, perfect finish! Wonderful!
    hugs
    Chris

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  16. En sinnsykt stilig jakke du har strikket her! For et arbeid!:)
    Ellers mye fint på bloggen din her:)
    mvh Anne Marthe

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    1. Tusen takk Anne Marthe!! Velkommen, og takk for at du stakk innom!!

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  17. It is absolutely gorgeous! You would win awards with this one! Glad you are happy with it now and that you went the extra mile to make it perfect.

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