Comments on: Sylvi-ish

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:06:48 +0000

An afghan sounds like a great way to use the stitch pattern you love. I was wondering if the Crush Vanilla was any good, thanks for the endorsement.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:35:53 +0000

I love that bright juicy gold! It's going to make a gorgeous afghan. Kim’s last blog post..Baby, it's Cold Outside

By: sue in MA

sue in MA — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:41:35 +0000

I love the color and have to agree with Marcia, if you bought enough for the largest size of the coat it should make a nice sized throw. Certainly large enough to wrap up in on a cold snowy day.

Turning that gorgeous pattern into an afghan is a stroke of brilliance! I loved it from the time I first saw it but couldn’t quite imagine making the coat as we hope to retire to the SW in a couple of years and I would get enough wear to make it worthwhile.

Thanks for the idea!

Sue

By: Tanya

Tanya — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:33:52 +0000

i do like thecolor for an afghan, but i was afraid you were thinking of the coat for it. As a coat it would have made me think of big bird, but i like for a cabled afghan! Lol about the car. I (unlike hubby) will love my car and drive it forever! He gets bored aftera few years. My mother in law made us a big gift basket with assorted goodies for xmas. I got 2 large vials of sealed fresh vanilla beans...she was so cute" i knew you'd know what to do with them, even if i don't" My first thought was fresh kahlua! but now i am thinking of pound cake. Tanya’s last blog post..Wow!

By: Carrie K

Carrie K — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:34:49 +0000

I like the color as a coat AND as an afghan. It's going to be beautiful. An afghan would probably be more practical and such a good idea......because there's no way I'd knit Sylvie as a coat but as an afghan.......did I already say clever idea? Carrie K’s last blog post..2008. Stick a fork in it. It's Done.

By: donna

donna — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:23:21 +0000

You are so smart to make that into an afghan. That really is a pretty pattern. donna’s last blog post..I present the Studio....

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:38:21 +0000

I was having trouble picturing that color as a coat, but as a throw – yup, I can see it. And hey, not so many gauge worries in a throw, right?!

Ok, I have to fess up – I knit my first afghan with Wool-Ease recently, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I didn’t hate the yarn.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:58:44 +0000

You know, when you consider the amount of yarn in the fronts, hood and sleeves (I’m assuming “throw” size?), you should be close with the amount called for in the coat. The back of that coat looks like it’s almost throw size on its own!