Jofrog is Knitfrog!

An almost daily blog of my knitting adventures and conquests!

September 13 2005

Fishies Swam Away!

The fishies swam to their new owner yesterday and, although he's turning 2 and would rather have toys, he was thrilled with it and wanted to put it on right away. In fact, I had a hard time getting him to take it off. His mom was even more thrilled and appreciative of the hours that went into it.


Pattern:Bouton d'Or Layette #11 Pattern #11
Gems Opal tan and Zara colors
Size 2 on #6 needles

A word of warning to anyone planning to do any Bouton d'Or pattern. Be ready for inaccuracies and just plain wrong instructions. If I'd knit this to the stated gauge it would have turned out 32" chest size, rather than a loose fitting two year old's 27". The pocket instructions were wrong, the length before the armholes made no sense at all... all in all, it took a lot of thinking and redesigning to get something that resembled the picture. They have amazing patterns, but be ready for some major interpretations. PSA over.

Can you believe that I actually forgot to take a finished and blocked picture of it! You will be able see an unblocked one on my knitsmiths page once it's updated, thanks to Alison. I'll see the sweater again next Monday and take a good picture for the sidebar, until then you'll have to go with this.

I've already started on the next Bouton d'Or sweater. I'm using the tan from the fishy sweater for the main color. I love the Gems Opal yarn and it lets me use up some leftovers and buy less yarn. Woo hoo for frugality!

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