Finally it's done!
Wooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Almost one year to the day, the Debbie Bliss sweater which was unofficially known as Maggie's Naggies (because my friend Maggie kept nagging reminding me to finish it) is done! Quick, break open a bottle of something!
Why such celebration in the Stashaholic household? Because this sweater had not one but two (well that's a relief) sleeves that were done in moss stitch. All 20" of them. Now you have to understand, I hate ribbing. I'd rather balance my cheque book than do ribbing. Well you know what moss stitch is don't you...an offset ribbing
It wasn't too bad when knitting the body of the sweater because at least the moss stitch was interesting. Not so for the sleeves. It was mind numbing. It made CPAC look interesting.
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But it's done. The only issue is that I've lost 25 lbs (yeah!) during the process of knitting this sweater. As you can see from the book cover, it's a big fitting sweater, but I'm afraid that it might be a tad too big now. But you know what? I don't give a hoot - it's DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Woo Hoo! Yay! Maggie's oooo happy for you! And it looks so beautiful too! Maggie's very happy she doesn't have to nag you anymore. Now you get to pick something to nag Maggie about. :b
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"I've lost 25 lbs (yeah!) during the process of knitting this sweater" ?? WOW !! I've GOT do do some more knitting!!!
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That is gorgeous! How I wish I could knit like that. I'm excited that I'm doing my first pair of socks!
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Such a gorgeous sweater! Congrats on finishing it and losing 25 pounds. Hmmm...maybe I need to knit more...
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That was the cover sweater, right? I need to know because it might have magic weight-losing properties.
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You guys are too funny - I'm sad to admit that it's not a magical sweater, I owe the 25 lbs to Weight Watchers. That being said, knitting apparently burns 80 calories an hour!
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I'm so jealous. That is beautiful.
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The sweater is great! I am sooo proud of you!
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Yeah for you - it feels great to finish a project, especially one that has been staring at you for a year. Congratulations!
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Scary factoid: I literally remember when you started this sweater and thinking that you must be an amazing knitter. And you proved me right! Congrats, on the sweater and on the weight loss. Woo hoo hoo!!
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