sunrise circle jacket
pattern: sunrise circle jacket by kate gilbert
difficulty (1-5): 2
size: 35 in
yarn: jo sharp's silkroad aran tweed in wintergrass
knitting specs: us 7 cir.
i thought i'd quickly post my recently finished sunrise circle jacket. i started this project earlier this summer, hoping to have it finished in time for winter. guess the plan worked! i am so happy to finally have another warm sweater to wear. the yarn was super soft and lovely. thank you, di! for swapping this with me. we both made sunrise circle jackets with our swapped yarns. only di finished hers a lot earlier, and i was really inspired to have mine done quickly.
the pattern was wonderful in the end. as i really had my doubts regarding the fit. i enjoyed seaming up the hem. simple whip stitch was all it needed. i had a hard time determining how to close the front. toggles would be an obvious choice. but i'm afraid the jacket may loose its modern feel, which was what i had envisioned it to be. so i picked green/yellowy buttons. with stitched button loops. though it now looks a little like star trek uniforms.
anyway, i love the overlapped front, it really keeps me warm. you can see more here.
thanks for everyone who stopped by and left me a nice, encouraging comment. will be back soon!
Comments
So cute! I love that green!
posted by yaiAnn on November 12, 2007 02:47 PM
That is absolutely beautiful! Great job!
posted by MaryBeth on November 12, 2007 02:49 PM
It looks great! I can vouch for it really being a great, warm jacket. I wear mine all the time.
posted by Christy/ Not Hip on November 12, 2007 02:51 PM
Wonderful jacket! I love the mossy green color, and the buttons!
posted by grumperina on November 12, 2007 03:09 PM
Beautiful! The shape and color of the buttons are perfect with the tweedy green.
posted by brooke on November 12, 2007 03:15 PM
You did an amazing job on that jacket. It's beautiful and fits you perfectly. And you don't look like a character from Star Trek, so stop fretting.
posted by chancy on November 12, 2007 05:02 PM
I absolutely love your jacket! The yarn was perfect for this pattern. It looks great on you. Thanks for the inspiration; maybe now I need a Sunrise Circle Jacket!
posted by Kathy on November 12, 2007 08:33 PM
Love the sweater, looks fantastic.
posted by twinnie on November 12, 2007 09:30 PM
Just beautiful!
posted by Katarina on November 13, 2007 09:47 AM
It's fabulous! Lovely color, and beautiful fit. Great with your boots, too. It does NOT look like a Startrek uniform :) it looks perfect.
posted by hege on November 13, 2007 11:25 AM
Just perfect. The colour is stunning and looks like it will fit you nicely too. Enjoy wearing it!
posted by Kirsty on November 13, 2007 11:57 AM
It's absoluely lovely! not star trekky in the least. The buttons are perfect!
posted by meg on November 13, 2007 12:02 PM
that's beautiful. and, ahem, i KNOW star trek and THAT does NOT look star trek at all! unless... you want it to!
posted by susan on November 13, 2007 01:30 PM
Your jacket is beautiful, Blossom. Thank you so much for the lovely and long e-mail. I will write soon, I just want to be able to take my time rather than writing a quick hello - like this!
posted by Julia on November 13, 2007 03:19 PM
Wow! It looks great - and perfect yarn choice!
posted by Clare on November 13, 2007 03:42 PM
Blossom, it is so lovely. Perfect in the green :)
posted by Lolly on November 13, 2007 08:30 PM
Wow, I'm so excited to see your new sweater, it's gorgeous! It's so unique, enjoy wearing it!
posted by Carin on November 13, 2007 11:46 PM
sigh ... i love it! so much! the colour, the buttons, the fit - everything! great work, blossom.
posted by kris on November 14, 2007 08:53 AM
I have some cheapo tweed yarn earmarked for a Sunrise Circle Jacket, but now I just want to get Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed! *drool*
posted by Veronique on November 14, 2007 02:07 PM
Great sweater! I love that color! You did a terrific job!
posted by cactusneedles on November 14, 2007 09:40 PM
It's beautiful and looks so cute on you!
posted by Steph on November 16, 2007 06:36 PM
It looks fantastic Blossom! Does this mean we need to do another yarn swap??!
posted by di on November 18, 2007 09:08 PM
I love it! The colour is super nice.
posted by lisa on November 23, 2007 08:03 AM
Your sweater looks so cute! Green is such a beautiful color.
posted by Belinda on November 26, 2007 09:46 PM
i absolutly love this sweater! i made mine in cascade sierra and i'm now inspired to make it again with a tweedy yarn, like it was meant to be. gosh yours is lovely. i hope you get a lot of wear out of it! good job!
posted by duni on November 30, 2007 11:19 AM
Beautiful! and it looks great on : )
posted by Octopus Knits on December 1, 2007 09:24 PM
This is gorgeous!!!!!!!
posted by JoAnna on December 1, 2007 09:51 PM
yeah! Another wonderful SCJ!! I love the green
posted by Nubiancraftster on December 3, 2007 12:35 AM
So so pretty! Mind if I link to it?
posted by Faith on December 3, 2007 07:53 PM
It's so lovely! That color is magnificent!
posted by Karma on December 5, 2007 11:23 PM
breathtaking
posted by jessica on January 10, 2008 12:03 AM
Love it! I hope to knit this someday.
posted by Emily on February 6, 2008 02:55 PM
The link for the pattern for this sweater no longer works. Any chance you could post the pattern? I absolutely love it!
posted by Beautiful Dreamer on February 22, 2008 10:41 AM