This is my version of Thea Coleman's Irish Coffee and I'm happy to say that it fits quite nicely. I was concerned it might be too tight through the bustline, but it drapes perfectly and I will post a picture of me wearing it when my photographer/hubby gets home tonight and takes a picture.
Thought I would take a break from major knitting projects and do a pair of vanilla socks, that is a plain jane version, but the yarn is anything but. This is yarn from Fishknits, a company based here in Northern California that likes non traditional color choices along with the more traditional skeins. This colorway is Baby's Got a Dark Side:
Spent last night at the Cypress Hotel in Cupertino, down the street from Apple, where my husband is attending a meeting. You know you are in Silicon Valley when your hotel room is decorated like this:
Baby's Got a Geeky Side!
Have a great Memorial Day weekend everybody and check out what others are up to on Tami's blog and Fiber Arts Friday.
That's a very cute sweater :) And those socks, I love love LOVE the stripes!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm falling in love with the sock yarn. The sweater is also rather adorable :)
ReplyDeleteI've only been to Cupertino a couple times (to go to the Apple Employee Store). It's not like it's that far from San Mateo...but, I don't have a reason to go except for that.
ooo striking sock yarn! Love your top too
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw the sock yarn I thought "Fae would like that!" Look forward to seeing you in Irish Coffee.
ReplyDeleteLOVE that colorway of your socks! Happy FaF!
ReplyDeleteHeehee, cute hotel room. I have to protest the name "Irish Coffee", the color is exactly tea leaf colored. Goodness it is pretty! I'm sure it looks fantastic on you, pictures soon please!
ReplyDeleteThe Irish Coffee top is very pretty. Interesting sock yarn, look forward to seeing the finished item.
ReplyDeleteooooh, LOve that sock yarn! Now I must check out the yarns. I am loving your sweater. That hotel looks like it would have been very fun to stay in.
ReplyDeleteCarol, you remain one of my major enablers (along with Barbara K.) after all these years. I LOVE your sock yarn, so of course I clicked on the link.
ReplyDeleteI now have two skeins of her self-striping yarn on the way.
The Irish Coffee is great, by the way.
Hope to see you soon.
Love the way the sweater turned out! The socks are super cool, too - and I love the geeky hotel! Too funny!
ReplyDeleteToo funny!! Love the pillow. Your sweater is gorgeous!! Can't wait to see it on.
ReplyDeleteI love the design on your sweater! Great color and nice design. Looking forward to seeing it in action. Love, love that sock yarn. Thanks for the linky.
ReplyDeletefun hotel room! - like the colorway of your socks. he heee....and your sweater looks great. look fwd to seeing it on you!
ReplyDeleteThe sweater looks great. I love the socks and the hotel room decor.
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