JUNIEANN'S FLYING GEESE CARDI

The Flying Geese Cardigan was started in early 2002. The yarn is 5 ply gansey from Frangipani in the UK.   I knitting the back and 1/4th of a front and put it aside.  I hated that pattern.  Finally, last December, 2005, I picked it up and finished the front and did about 1/2 of the other front.  Long story...in the meantime, Marie came up with the name Misery Loves Company KAL for all these hated projects.  Thus, I started it on my SableStasher Blog.  I posted all the participants on that blog. Recently, we moved the entire thing over to this new blog, and this will be ongoing and open to anyone on TKOF who wants to send me a picture and stats for their Miserable projects.

Near the end, I noticed that I was running out of yarn...that necessitated an urgent plea to Jan to look for a 5 year old dye lot.  She sent me a small hank to finish collar, and button bands.  In the meantime, I ripped out my original swatch and used that kinky yarn to sew up this monster and start the band on one side.  I had enough yarn to do pockets.  Yeah!  What is a jacket without pockets?  All in all, there are a few yarn ends to weave in but, as soon as the pockets are dry.  It is done!!!

  DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

And here it is! Proof of completion!  And now, this MLC project goes to the, "Gallery of Misery Loves Company Hall of Fame".  Purple Hearts of Knitting will be awarded along with a certificate of Master Misery Knitter.

 

Comments

[Brigitte]

Wow...that is beautiful! So glad to see you finished it! I fear I may have to submit AS's Western Seas to this site. As much as I love it, I can't get passed the (what seems to be) miles of stocking stitch... But, it's such a beautiful design... *sigh*

[junieann]

Thanks for the compliment. I really appreciate it.

[Sally Sue Hughes]

HI, Junieann- Thanks for the link and the blog! I love the geese, and am crazy enough to want to start one, all evidence to the contrary. I think your award oughta be named the Master _over_ Misery Award. After all, if the misery of knitting the thing (and of procrastinating over it) are spread over the generations the sweater may be loved, they're maybe a good investment, anyway.-Sue