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[flamingsword]

Snowflake challenge #6:
In your own space, Create something. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

If you want to see the sweater I’m making there’s an image over here. I’m nearly done with the Aurealis sweater by Jennifer Steingass. This is where most of my creativity is going at the moment.

Comments

[ex_flameandsong751]

I LIKE THE SWEATER A LOT. IN CAPSLOCK.

[Apparently the sweater got my Icelandic muse's attention. LOL.]

[flamingsword]

Thank you! I hope I can make the place I messed up look intentional. :D

[cornerofmadness]

aww I'm getting an error message on the image but good luck with the sweater

[flamingsword]

Which browser are you on? I’m not getting errors in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. But I’d like to replicate the error if I can.

[cornerofmadness]

Ah I put it in Chrome and can see it. It's lovely. I was working in Edge (one of my teaching softwares only works there for some unknown reason) Edge is the one with the issue

[silveradept]

It's a very good looking sweater. I hope it is excellent for the person that wears it when it's done.

[flamingsword]

It’s the first time doing colorwork, so this is for me! And I will enjoy it, thank you!

I wanted to get all of my newbie tension problems out of the way on a project I would like for me before I can start making non-wobbly colorwork projects for other people. This summer I’m frogging back and redoing a sweater for my mother as a colorwork project.

[silveradept]

Sensible decision making, then, to give yourself the gift of the completed project and learn improvements from it. Hopefully the next project also good smoothly and with less things that make you see errors.

[sabotabby]

I got an error message too, but there were cute animals with googly eyes.

[flamingsword]

Huh. I still can’t replicate the error on any browser. Maybe Imgur doesn’t like people with non-American IP addresses? No, that would be weird.

I got nothing.

[svgurl]

Ooh, sweater! Looks awesome so far - I love the color choices. Good luck with the rest of it! :D

[flamingsword]

Thanks! The colors are actually a medium navy and a bright teal, but this pic of them is kinda washed out and I didn’t notice at the time I took it. It should be finished by Friday night, too, since I keep knitting while the PDF reading app reads textbooks to me for class, which has been putting me hours ahead of schedule on my knitting.

[panisdead]

I initially couldn't see this in Chrome, but now I can? The sweater looks great! I love that it's short sleeved--unexpected (to me, anyway) and fun paired with the pattern.

[flamingsword]

/o\ The sweater is short sleeved because I bought the wrong amount of yarn, but we’re just ignoring that. Oh, yes, we are.

But it is a fun project to get good at colorwork, and honestly, I live in Texas where a short sleeved sweater to throw on over a long sleeved T-shirt is probably more appropriate to most of our cooler weather. It was 60 degrees out today in mid-January, after all. 😅

I don’t know what is wrong with this state, but I probably have Stockholm syndrome, because I don’t even mind anymore.

[panisdead]

The sweater is short sleeved because I bought the wrong amount of yarn

In that case, what an excellent display of creative flexibility! :D

I am also in Texas and yes, every morning is like, "Put on pants, hope for the best" weather-wise.

[tsuki_no_bara]

how pretty! i really like the gray-blue and the teal together.

[flamingsword]

Yeah, the colors are washed out for some reason, but it is a medium navy and a brighter teal. But the colors do look tasteful yet cheerful together in person, even if they are more saturated. Though now I do also want a grey-blue sweater. Maybe I will make one next winter!

[spikedluv]

That is so pretty! I love the colors!

[badfalcon]

I love the colours - it already looks super warm and cosy.