…the Top Secret Graduation Gift.
My Dad just graduated with his Doctoral degree and had a birthday last weekend, and this was my gift in celebration of both of those things. I think it came out nicely, since it was my first garment and I had to learn to seam and pick up stitches the right way and blocking all of that – which, by the way, I owe a huge thank you to Nell at Knitch! I was worried about it being long enough (my Dad is 6′6″), and thankfully that ended up not being a problem – however, it is too big around. Mom is going to help me try to seam up the sides on the sewing machine and pull some of the excess in. All in all, though, I think it came out better than I expected. Love you Dad and congrats again!
Pattern: Peter Easy from Berroco
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease, Colorway 110 (Lake), Just under 5 skeins
Needles: Size 8 Clover Bamboo Circs, 29″ for the ribbing; Addi Turbo Size 9 Circs, 32″ for the body
P.S. Check out the Ester KAL for what I’ve been working on this week…
3 responses so far ↓
Christy / Not Hip // May 28, 2007 at 2:00 am
Wow, your picked up stitches look great and professional. Mine looked horrible the first time I tried. Great job on your first garment.
Leah // May 28, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Great first garment!! It looks amazing & I’m sure your dad was thrilled with it!! Such a sweet present!
Sarah // May 31, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Just what every PhD needs!