2.09.2014

last week-end i really finished paulie! i blocked the finished garment (using the wet-blocking technique), sewed on the buttons and weaved in the ends. so paulie was ready to wear! and here i am with some photos, of course!
 it's amazing what blocking can do to a garment! blocking changed the drape of the fabric and it just looks and feels better than it did pre-blocking.
 adding buttons also changed the look! a month before finishing i bought two sets of buttons: grey and yellow shell buttons. after days of being in doubt i decided (with a little help from my boyfriend, mom, aunt and grandma) to go with the grey buttons, because the yellow ones (although they were the perfect kind of yellow) were distracting the attention from the yellow stripes.
 
 
looking back, if i were to knit paulie again, i would change a couple of things. i love the colour combination, but it's a little hard to combine with my other clothes. i might go for an "easier" colour combo next time, like black and white, or dark-blue and grey. also, as much as i love the garter stitched sleeves, i would make them a little more snug.

overall, i'm still really happy with my paulie. i love the weight of the cardigan and the fit is great. and the whole knitting experience was just great, the perfect first-cardigan pattern. definitely a winner!

10 comments:

  1. Jihaa, eindelijk! Lang leve Paulie!

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  2. It's fantastic, Severien! I remember you saying you wanted to make this well over a year ago. I'm so glad you did it! It's hard to believe you don't have lots of experience knitting cardigans because your projects are so perfect. But, yes! You can definitely take on any pattern now. I love Miette and it would look so cute on you.
    It's funny what a dilemma buttons can be. I take forever in the craft store deciding which ones I'll get.

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    1. thanks so much, Michelle!! my projects are far from perfect, believe me. i just pick all the good photos! (which reminds me of your knitting confessions blogpost, that made me laugh so hard just because i can relate so much)

      Miette is certainly cute, and would be a lot of fun to knit since i enjoyed the lacy parts on that pink baby cardigan so much. but then there's also caramel and dot the i and so much amazing patterns i want to knit someday. decisions, decisions...

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  3. Heel mooi geworden, Severien! Het was tof en inspirerend om het hele proces vanop een afstandje mee te mogen volgen.

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  4. Oooh! Hij is zo mooi geworden! :D
    Ik vind inderdaad wel dat de grijze knopen beter zijn. Wat een superknopen ook, hihi! :)

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    1. hihi! dankje! ja, ik vond die gele op zich wel héééél mooi ook, echt de perfecte tint voor bij dit geel. maar de grijze waren rustiger. ;)

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