Gretchen Ronnevik

Finishing Up

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I have multiple knitting projects that are finishing up right now.  My “Lady Pearl Vest” which is knitted up in 2 versions, graded, and now is photographed.  It’s a grown up version of my “Little Pearl Vest” and I have made so many of those that I finally needed one (or two) for myself.  There are some modifications made to the pattern due to the fact that most women like more shaping to their garments than babies do, and other things that would just make it more wearable for an adult.

There are still some things to finish up, but they are all little things.  Therefore they will probably take me forever.  Actually, this pattern is scheduled to come out later this month.  I have to at least attempt to give myself deadlines.

I really struggled with this photoshoot.  I wished my sister was here to help me style this piece.  I needed her eyes badly.  I texted her some pictures, and she said she wouldn’t change a thing, so I’m just going to go with it.

The photo shoot felt like an awkward reenactment of senior pictures, so I tried to goof it up, and take some pictures with Missy.  Yeah, that didn’t work out so well.

Knut suggested I go stand in the corn.  Yup, that’s what we farm wives do… go into the corn field and stare deeply into the horizon, wearing fabulous hand knits.

He kept not taking the picture unless I was staring right at the camera and smiling.  I kept telling him to take pictures more naturally.  The other problem with having your husband take pictures is that there are far too many pictures of your butt on the film.  Boys.  I’ve hired a photographer before and she was good, but I’ve realized I want more control over the pictures.  I don’t want to hand it over to anyone.  I think I’ll hire a model again for the next pattern.

Speaking of next patterns, I stayed up until midnight last night, finishing the neck on this beauty.  When you’re an inch away from finishing on a huge project you just have to stay up and get it done!  I have been perfecting this pattern for a few months.  Some nights I would just sit and try to think through how exactly the yoke decreases will work within the color work.  I have never put as much thought and sweat into a pattern as this one.  As I cast off the last stitches last night and tried it on (it’s blocking now) I nearly cried.  It’s so exactly what was in my head, and so exactly perfect that I just can’t wait to share it with you all.  This one is not scheduled to come out until October, but maybe I’ll get it done in September. Maybe.  

I stole this picture from my instagram account.  This is just a little friendly reminder to follow me there as well for fun stuff!  Oh I can’t wait to show you the whole thing!  

Next up is a little knitted accessory project which will be kept mostly secret for my collection coming out next year.  Oh, and I have a cardigan for that collection that still needs sleeves too.  I wish I could say all of this finishing up was calming all the knitting ideas going on in my head, but they still clutter up my thoughts up there.  Oh well, one can hope those ideas will settle eventually and let me sleep.

Comments

  3. I love the sweater. I have never knit anything. Would it be a terrible idea to start with it? (Yes, you can laugh. Just please don’t feel insulted … you make knitting sound so easy!) Does it stretch enough to nurse a baby while wearing? Or would that be a bad idea.

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  4. (Clearly I need to edit comments before “publishing.” I do know it is a vest – not a sweater – and I generally manage to use question marks.

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  8. Gretchen! There are some really beautiful shots in there of you AND the vests! I really love the vest, it turned out great. Can’t wait to see the finished sweater.

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  10. So many excited things in your knitting world. All of the photos are so great. I’m horrible at having other people take my picture (and actually pretty horrible at taking other people’s picture.) I usually use a tripod and remote and can take as much time as I need and be as ridiculous as I want. 😉

    And isn’t it a great feeling when you can execute something exactly as envisioned in you mind? And that sweater is looking amazing! A pullover is definitely on my to-knit list.

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  11. I love it to bits and it is PERFECT with that dress. How much yardage? I have a few skeins of Araucania kettle dyed wool that I’ve been saving for something special.

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