Seven months in the making: FO #4 = sweater #1

[flexagon]

Hmm. I feel like I have something nice going on in my life besides trying to remember the Bellman-Ford algorithm for my three-hour final exam tomorrow.

But what is it? What could it be?



Ohhhhh, I remember. It's that I'm done knitting my sweater! Right! Hey, everyone, check out my sweater.



Ooh, hot stuff. Hot, I say.



The extra motif on the sleeves is a pattern mod, probably the best one I made:



And now for an action shot. One, two, three, HANG OUT WITH KITTIES!



More details will appear on my knitting blog later. Thanks to heisenbug for being my photographer. :)

Comments

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

I'm incredibly impressed! And I love the way it matches your eyes!

[flexagon]

Thanks! Blue is my "safe color" for that reason. And given how long knitting takes, there's really no reason to try a dangerous color... dangerous colors are for $9.99 purchases at H&M.

As for being impressed, well, if you'd like to feel less impressed you can remember it DID take forever. And so much math. Luckily I like math.

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

Actually the time contributes to my being impressed. It's easy to lose focus on something that doesn't have an immediate pay off. And the math stuff is impressive, too.

So what are dangerous colors for you?

[flexagon]

An interesting fashion question! I have to think it through. To answer the opposite, what's safe is any shade of blue, any shade of grey, and black. Those always look great.

Next levels of safe are green, brown, red and pink, which often look good. (Bright red is amazing with my hair, but only good to wear if my face is clear, no good for an acne day. Brings the red spots right out.)

And then white / off-white, which I used to abhor but now wear in moderation.

So, dangerous is camel/beige colors, which wash me out and require full make-up to counteract, and brown/orange colors that might look warm on me or might make me look hideous. Also, anything too patterned or too bright. Tie-dye. Yellow and orangey-orange.