Designer Knit Wear

Hi,

here it is, the latest Marilyn sweater creation. Ralph Lauren has nothing in his line as handsome as this. He's such an amateur.

After knitting an Aryn sweater as a fund raising donation for St. Mary's hospital, Marshall quietly asked if I could make one for him too. Sure, why shouldn't my man dress in style and flair. He picked out the yarn and style, decided on a zipper front rather than buttons, made sure I was adding pockets and a high collar, then left me alone to do my best Madam DeFarge imitation. For those of you who do not know who Madam DeFarge was, either Google her or go back to your grade nine copy of Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities", and brush up on your literature or I won't pick you to be on my Trivial Pursuit team.

Marshall's new sweater jacket is chocolate brown acrylic yarn (itch proof and washable). I think it deserves a matching hat. The whole thing took about 8 weeks from start to finish. My dad has a similar sweater in off white that I made for him about 25 years ago. He still wears it. These jackets are toasty warm and timeless fashion pieces. I even have "Made by Marilyn" tags that I sew in the garments.... trés chic. My next knitting projects are 5 baby sweaters for assorted friends who have become new parents or grandparents. Baby stuff is easy and fast, it's not very big so it knits up quickly. I'm on a roll. Maybe I should start taking orders? Nah, my labor costs are too high. Scratch that idea.

I did get a great compliment in JoAnne's Fabric Store when I went to buy the zipper. The ladies at the fabric counter were checking out my knitting and trying to figure out how I did the pockets. They were impressed by how they 'hide' on the garment, inside & out (no seams or visible stitching). It's nice to show off to other crafters when you do good handy work. One woman said I should give classes on finishing techniques. I must be a better knitter than I thought.

Back to work, there are balls of yarn calling my name.

xox

m