complete

All finished.

Pattern: Tomten by Elizabeth Zimmerman as in "The Opinionated Knitter"

Needles: US size 7 addis

For: the wee so toddler size 3T or so.

Yarn: lots

some of my handspun;

Marr Haven Merino-Ramboillet Wool worsted yarn in medium grey and natural;

Beaverslide Dry Goods Mc Taggart Tweed in Bison, Arrowleaf Balsamroot and Big Sky Heather

Mods: I opted for a hoodless version and I added a single crochet seam around the front and neck openings instead of EZ's i-cord.

As for the pattern, I loved it. So simple and perfectly logical. Nothing fussy or quirky which made for the perfect knit to watch with a pile of netflix each evening. I watch all of Masterpiece Theatre's Jane Eyre and even began The Forsyth Saga, both of which I highly recommend.

I loved knitting a sweater in the round. I had quite a few ends to weave in as I changed colors in some cases on every row, but it was worth it as I think it added to the rustic charm of the sweater.

I loved the Zimmerman pattern so, I have already cast on for a yoke neck sweater for the wee in my handspun yarn. I am using EZ's eps system so wish me luck.

And I loved this pic just prior to finishing sleeve number two.

Comments

[Alice]

Gorgeous, I'm working on finishing up a tomten too! It's such a great pattern isn't it?

[turvid]

Beautiful!

[JulieFrick]

Gorgeous! And yours was the inspiration for mine, which I just finished up and posted about. We're twins of a sort! I see you opted not to do the incorporation of the underarm stitches into the arm as you knit. Any reason? I did it and it worked out pretty well for me.

[madelinetosh]

thanks all.

hi julie. i did not incorporate the underarm stitches because i am a wee bit lazy i guess. i can easily see myself knitting another one of these for my niece and when i do, i will do the collar the way you mentioned on smaller needles and incorporate the underarm stitches as well. this knit was one of the funnest i have completed.

[Laura]

Beautiful! I have made several sweaters with the EPS system and they always turn out fantastic. You will have no problem with it at all!

[mk]

I love the Tomten. You did a fabu job.

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[Leslie]

Lovely! Yours is one of the nicest Tomtens I've seen. I love the colors and I also love the little collar in place of the hood. It's perfect!

[Lynn in Tucson]

Great colors! It's really lovely!

[Tamara]

Your sweater is beautiful. I've made only a few sweaters in my life, and never such a casually-written-out pattern as this one. (Though I have knit hats and socks with modular, oh-you-can-change-this-and-you-can-change-that patterns.) Will I be able to do it? What does "eps" mean? Did you knit the collar on smaller needles? What does that mean about incorporation or non-incorporation of underarm stitches?