Jewel's Purls

The End of Sirdal

Well, actually it's the beginning of Sirdal as it's now complete!  It's no longer a bunch of yarn in a bag.  Here she is!!

I really love how the sleeves turned out.  Here's a closeup of the buttons on the cuff:

And the inside:

The only thing I am going to add that it doesn't mention is a little grosgrain ribbon on the inside of the button/buttonhole bands.  With the buttons sewn on through the ribbing it's a little bit flimsy.  Adding some grosgrain ribbon on the inside will give a more secure base to hold the buttons.

I really enjoyed this Dale.  A lot of people have commented through e-mail and comments that they like the color (black), but it's not black.  It's deep navy - about as navy as one can get before going black.  The yarn is Dale of Norway Heilo in Deepest Navy and Cream. 

My next project is going to be Luskentyre.  After knitting with such a dark color I'm looking forward to knitting with such springy colors, one of which is PINK! 

I’ve Been Busy!

I apologize dear blog readers.  Life has kept me very busy.

Earlier this week hubby and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary.  Gifts were exchanged and we ate cake.  Yummy cake.  Here is a photo of the big chocolate heart atop the yummy lemon cake: 

Happy Anniversary, Sweetie!

On the knitting front, I've been busily finishing Sirdal.  Here she is with the neck stitches just picked up.  Excuse the cat butt in the background.

 

I have to finish the inside edges, bottom hem, sew on the buttons and the braid on the body and I believe she's finished! 

Here's a closeup of the sleeve that is finished:

That's about it for now.   Photos of Little Bunny Foo Foo and Lucy to come!

Sirdal Accessorized

I got out the braid and buttons to see what it's going to look like.  There is a wider braid for the front and the smaller braid for around the sleeves.  Likewise, there are larger buttons for the front, smaller ones for the sleeves.  I love this!