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Finished Object..............

From the minute I started knitting this I was smitten with it and I am even more so now that it's done.......it's not that it was a trial to knit or that made it take so long, quite the opposite really, I blame all my friends who are currently baking up new babies that once born will need wooly knit things, so my need for wooly knit things was pushed aside while I cranked out a bunch of baby objects. However, I pushed thru last night, was up till 11:00 p.m. doing the bind off, up at 4:30 (my normal time don't worry) weaving in tails over my morning coffee while Gabby and Quintus snarfed down their food.
TA-DA I present to you Sweet Vermouth by Thea Coleman knitwear designer extraordinaire! You can find her blog here


Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted (I can't remember the colorway but it's Malabrigo so you know it's delicious)
Needles: US 9 Addi Turbo
Pattern: Sweet Vermouth - Free Ravelry Download here
Necklace: Designed and Made by my sweet friend Nicola, bought and given to my mom for her birthday and sent back to me.........(don't worry mom, secretly this is what I had hoped would happen)
You can find more of Nicola's work here
Quintus, Gabby, and my Nephew Dog Rupert all sport custom tags made by Nicola and my jewelry box has more than a few of her pieces......I could, right now go on and on about how much I love Etsy but I think I will reserve that for a post all on it's own. For now, try not to drool on your keyboard as you feast your eyes on my delicious Sweet Vermouth


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