https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 27 May 2026 05:08:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-684319 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:26:31 +0000 Claudia 684319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! I missed this thread earlier. Diana, YLF! I LOVE this. Great outfit and very flattering on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-684300 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:50:26 +0000 Diana 684300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, tell your friend to check out my ravelry project page for more details! (it's linked above.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683974 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:50:28 +0000 Deborah 683974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have missed your handiwork! This is gorgeous. And I adore the green you have labored underneath. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683890 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:14:01 +0000 catgirl 683890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gah! I want a close-up so I can force my knitting friend to make me one (I sew her zippered bag, she knits me requests!)... That is just amazing - Eileen Fisher would charge $300 for such an item. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683866 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:08:50 +0000 Jaime 683866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing! Love it with this outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683864 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:07:07 +0000 christy 683864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, this is a great outfit and that sweater is amazing! Yours looks *so* much better than the original pattern picture - I wouldn't have thought they were the same sweater! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683860 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:00:47 +0000 DonnaF 683860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Diana, I've been missing your knitting projects but figured it just must be too hot. That top is TDF; love the way you've styled it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683857 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:47:37 +0000 Anonymous 683857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Diana! Now I have a project! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683790 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:38:15 +0000 Anonymous 683790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so cool Diana!<br /> I love everything about this outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683783 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:19:06 +0000 JR 683783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely lovely. The horizontal lines are so flattering and probably help to give an illusion of more structure to the shoulders.</p> <p>Thanks for the Ravelry link! I discovered recently that the arthritis in my hands has declined enough that I could start crocheting again, and am thinking about trying knitting too. It's been years! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683703 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:36:34 +0000 Beth Ann 683703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's now in my favorite folder! I love the scale and openness of the weave in the sweater. The layering of colors is fresh and new, and the proportions with the bf jeans spot on. I consider this post to be a tutorial! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683527 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:23:36 +0000 Jonesy 683527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with everything Isis just said!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683465 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:13:09 +0000 Isis 683465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, this is gorgeous! You have skillz, girl! Love the citron underneath, great color combination! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683398 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:09:59 +0000 Diana 683398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, here is the Willow and Clay version that inspired mine (I think this is the one Mo and Denise have). It's acrylic though.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Willow-Clay-Womens-Needle-Sweater/dp/B006D6C4KE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1343923715&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=willow+and+clay+drop+needle" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Willow-C.....rop+needle</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683387 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:04:02 +0000 rae 683387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*Fainting dead away*</p> <p>It's gorgeous, Diana! The sweater, the shape, the whole outfit. If this wasn't a one-of-a-kind original, I'd be seriously tempted to grab one for myself and copy your whole look. Seriously in love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683367 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:50:11 +0000 Anonymous 683367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well that's sad, Diana!! Over here, anything so obviously hand-made is considered an ultimate chic luxury, and commands a premium price, which I think is as it should be. If you are ever willing to knit for me, send a PM. I'd definitely pay the going rate for something so exclusive, and so, I'm pretty sure, would my more discerning friends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683358 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:42:48 +0000 Diana 683358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone! It took me over a month to knit this (a pretty long time for me) but I did work on other things at the same time.</p> <p>Ceit, this is the knitting pattern I used. I made a lot of modifications though.<br /> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drop-stitch-top" rel="nofollow">http://www.ravelry.com/pattern.....stitch-top</a></p> <p>And my project notes with modifications are here:<br /> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/akabori/drop-stitch-top" rel="nofollow">http://www.ravelry.com/project.....stitch-top</a></p> <p>(These are Ravelry links - sorry, couldn't find a direct link to the pattern outside of Rav. It's a free pattern from Paton's called "drop stitch top" but requires a login to the paton's website for downloading. But if you are not on Ravelry, you should join!)</p> <p>LF, I am really gratified actually to hear what handknit items go for in France. I think they are completely undervalued here in the US because most people are not willing to pay that much for a sweater and don't realize how much time goes into it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683325 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:15:18 +0000 Transcona Shannon 683325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your knitting skills are beyond amazing Diana - and this entire outfit is TDF!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683322 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:14:34 +0000 K. Period. 683322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is amazing! It looks great on you, and I love it with the citron. The citron makes it look so fresh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683306 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:06:42 +0000 Tina 683306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am in awe of your style and your knitting skills! Love it, you are so gorgeous. Do you ever have any real misses? I can't get over the sweater... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683296 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:57:31 +0000 Angie 683296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683280 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:47:23 +0000 Anonymous 683280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, did you use a pattern? I have been looking for a new knitting project and I love this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683262 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:30:33 +0000 Vildy 683262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boy that is really great! Thanks, too, for the info about how the structure behaves along the shoulder line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683255 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:20:09 +0000 Anonymous 683255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a spectacular top!! And it looks absolutely brilliant over that zingy camisole. It's a really fabulous look!!! I absolutely love those ribbon knits, but I can quite well imagine it's a difficult thing to work with. But it's been well worth the effort. Do you know, being hand-knit, that would sell in a Paris boutique for at least 300€ (350$), and down on the Côte d'Azur, where it would be worn over a bikini bra for lunch, it'd cost a good deal more!! GOOD FOR YOU! :-)</p> <p>PS Do you want some orders?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683251 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:11:49 +0000 Ornella 683251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I certainly have missed your handwork! I love how you intertwine your wonderful hobby with your style.</p> <p>The top looks lovely and yet another combination of blue and green is lovely to see. The yarn looks so delicate, I admire the patience it took to tame it all into the lovely top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683250 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:11:26 +0000 KathyL 683250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so impressed that you made that yourself!! It is beautifully made and I love the color and fit. Great idea to pair it with the citron tank. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683247 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:08:51 +0000 DeclawedJaguar 683247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE! Especially love the sweater paired with the BF jeans. How long did it take you to knit it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683245 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:08:16 +0000 ramya 683245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Diana.....</p> <p>Wow!!!! This is awesome!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-080112---a-handknit-in-august#post-683242 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:03:26 +0000 Diana 683242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you guys missed seeing my handknit items? I finally finished a summer one. A while ago, Denise, Mo and others had bought these fab drop-stitch sweaters, and I thought it would be great to have one too. However, being me, I could not just go out and buy one, I had to make it. It took a while to knit, as the yarn (a thin cotton tape) is not super easy to knit. </p> <p>I paired it with my Gap SBF jeans (what? I want to spend all my time with my new boyfriend! Can you blame me?) and a citron tank underneath to break up all the blue. I'm glad I found a way to wear this tank since I love the color but the shape is kind of unflattering on its own. </p> <p>Yesterday, Kyle was asking about dolman/dropped sleeves - this top has no shoulder structure at all (the sleeves are knit along with the body in one piece), which is usually a recipe for disaster for my sloping shoulders. Plus it has a boat neck, which is not good for my very short neck. However, as I mentioned in Kyle's thread, somehow all these things do not matter when the top is sheer, holey, or otherwise see-through like this one is.</p> <p>handknit top, Gap tank, belt, and jeans, Naot sandals </p>