Sway is finally ready to walk the red, and is this case leafy, carpet and strut it’s stuff.
Look how happy I am.
So happy that I was willing to sit in the wet grass to get this shot. Does that count as suffering for your art?
In any case we should have taken this shot before I sat down. You’ll just have to look at the wonderful long wrapable tails and ignore the big wet spot on my tush.
Tie it, wrap it, drape or just snuggle with it.
How ever you’d like to wear it I hope it puts a smile on your face and a Sway in your walk.
Pattern: Sway
Yarn: 660 yards Blue Moon Fiber Arts BFL shown in Brick (100% Blue Faced Leicester, 8oz./226g, 661 yds/604 m) or similar yarn.
Needles: 2 pair US size 8 circular needles 24” or longer, or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 16 sts and 20 rows over 4 inches in pattern
Size: 115” wide at top border by 22” long at center back
Construction: Side panels are knit from the center out and joined to the middle section as it’s knit. A simple stitch pattern ensures it’s fun and doable for most levels of knitters.
Available for $7 US
Charts and line by line instructions are included.
Thanks to my fantastic test knitters! They knit through soccer games, yardage miscalculations and even H1N1! Janet, Cecila, Maya, and Sarah you guys rock! Special thanks Kathy for giving up part of her Sunday afternoon to stand outside freezing, while half of Redmond’s population drove by and stared at the spectacle of the crazy ladies taking pictures. You are a true friend and a wonderful photographer.
Finally thanks to Tana for editing all 12 pages and 5 charts (nobody panic the pattern isn’t that hard, just detailed) and for giving me kind and gentle correction. She never once called me stupid which is more than I can say for myself.
More pictures and details for this pattern can be found on Ravelry and in this previous post.
Lovely, Sam! And I got to see Celia's completed and blocked Sway today when we go together for knitting at lunch! It is a gorgeous pattern!
Posted by: Leslie | November 09, 2009 at 01:52 PM
Congratulations Sam!! That is gorgeous!! Your photo shoot is amazing!!! You look stunning in that red (so...if I knit Sway, I'll look that good?! marketing....hehehehe) Seriously, gorgeous pattern! Kudos!
Posted by: irishgirlieknits | November 09, 2009 at 04:13 PM
It's so beautiful!!
Posted by: Zonda | November 09, 2009 at 07:34 PM
VERY pretty!!!
And you do look happy ... wet bottom and all - lol
Posted by: Sherri | November 10, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Gorgeous! The yarn and pattern are a perfect match.
Posted by: Bev | November 10, 2009 at 09:50 AM
Beautiful! I wouldn't have even noticed that spot on your bumm if you hadn't said anything, the shawl is a showstopper!
Posted by: Laura Nelkin | November 10, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Sway is so lovely, and so versatile! You have been very productive this year. Congrats!
Posted by: MicheleLB/pdxknitterati | November 10, 2009 at 09:40 PM
Loving it! And you are the best model....
Posted by: Nancy | November 11, 2009 at 06:04 PM
OMG its drop dead gorgeous! Sam you look fabulous as always:) I am sure you are one happy camper right about now--and I mean that literally! Say hi to everyone.
Downloading this patter today! A must have for the christmas season:)
Posted by: Marisol | November 12, 2009 at 03:31 PM
Well arent you sweet. I may get a bug head :)
Were on the ferry right now! Wish you were coming.
Sam
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Posted by: Samantha Roshak | November 12, 2009 at 04:48 PM