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Thank you so much for all your sweet comments on our wedding! I love having this blog as a journal for myself, but it's also pretty awesome to have bloggy readers. Jacob and I really appreciate all the happy thoughts!
I have so much to say about the rest of the wedding, and our trip to Costa Rica, but really, I'm too tired to write it all out. I will say that the reception and the wedding made all the planning and the stress totally worth it, because it was so much damn fun. I was really worried about our wedding becoming this big fancy affair that wasn't really like me and Jacob, and over and over I heard from guests that our wedding was unique and an expression of who we are. And I felt that way, too. That made me so happy. It was amazing. All of it. Totally exceeded all of my expectations - the wedding, the honeymoon, everything. Yay.
If you want to see pics of the wedding and Costa Rica, there are about a million over at my flickr account...[ Weddin' Pics, etc.]
I also highly recommend checking out Jacob's Costa Rica pictures, which are here:
And really, you should probably go there first, because his pictures are really, really incredible. He's a photographer, ya know. Here's one of his pics.
See? Go check them out.
So. It's been awhile. I've been busybusy trying to catch up at work and school - my semester is over in about a week. Yikes. There has been knitting, though. I actually finished something!
Maggie.
Yes, I realize that I am subjecting you to yet another poorly lit gross mirror bathroom shot. I'm sorry about that. I just got REALLY excited when I finished it and had to take a picture. RIGHT. THEN. So I did. I did try to take a self-timer shot, which failed miserably. Here it is.
Dork.
(Can you spot a sleepy Jacob in the background?)
Obviously, Maggie deserves a grand photo shoot with natural lighting. Maybe one day. But oh how I love this sweater. It fits perfectly - the yarn is yummy soft - it looks like it's supposed to. I don't have to tug at it to cover my belly. I can button it, or not. It's cute BOTH WAYS, instead of being cute only when I have it pinned at a certain angle and hold my breath (Juliet, I'm looking at you). I am going to wear the crap out of this thing, and she'll be even prettier when I block her. If I block her.
It only took me about 11 months to knit it! Har. It really did - I started knitting it in January of 2007. It's actually a simple pattern and should take much less time, but I may have lost two completed sleeves for a while. I want to knit more things with Rowan Wool Cotton - I may have to start cruising ebay for some deals.
I knit the pattern exactly as written [pattern available here]. The only thing I did differently is that I flipped the included buttons over - the right side of the buttons are shiny, and it didn't really match my color, so I flipped them over and used the darker brown side. Worked out great.
Ah, the happiness of a wearable finished knit. It's so nice. And so rare, for me. I immediately cast on another project in hopes of scoring another wearable knit: Anais.
Front.
We shall see. I'm using some leftover Silky Wool - I miraculously had the EXACT amount that the pattern called for, so I decided it was fate. That piece looks cute, right?
Comments (14)
Carrie, you are so beautiful! Lovely wedding pics. ---Jana (Faithful blog follower)
Posted by Jana | December 1, 2007 9:42 AM
Maggie is super-cute, Wool Cotton is another killer Rowan yarn! I agree that it was kismet for you to do Anais, seeing that you had the Silky Wool and all...
Posted by Heather | November 28, 2007 11:21 PM
Fun pics. Next sweater (which looks to be soon), maybe the self-timed shot outdoors, with trees/snow in the background? (If it's snow, remember to wear sunglasses. Otherwise, you might look squinty. I always forget that "snow" is frequently followed by "blindness"...)
Posted by CraftyGryphon | November 28, 2007 2:16 PM
Tell Jacob to get off the couch and do his husbandly duty and photograph your knitting!!!
It looks fantastic -- congrats on a great knit!
Posted by Rachel | November 27, 2007 7:21 PM
Hi! Welcome home! You're pictures were amazing and I'm so glad you're back I've missed your posts!
Posted by Jenni | November 27, 2007 2:13 PM
aww, CUTE! LOVE the pics, too!!! Although, I was a little horrified when I figured out that the little fluffy white bunny got eaten moments after the photo was taken. I was all "AWW! BUNNY! :)" and then I was all "oooooh, Bunny :( "
Posted by Lara | November 27, 2007 1:27 PM
Neato...glad you had fun and made it back safely!
Posted by Scrapper | November 27, 2007 12:49 PM
I'm glad you had a wonderful day and the pictures are beautiful.
Posted by Alyssa | November 27, 2007 9:08 AM
I'm so glad your day was everything you wanted it to be! The sweater looks great - Rowan Wool Cotton is one of my very favorite yarns.
Posted by Cara | November 27, 2007 8:41 AM
Your Maggie is adorable! Great colour. I can't wait to see the finished Anais photo shoot- I've been considering that one myself! And somehow, although I don't know how it happened, I missed the post about your wedding- but I backtracked and saw the photos. Congratulations!!! You looked stunning.
Posted by Julie | November 26, 2007 10:37 PM
Maggie looks awesome and really truly wearable. yay! And welcome home, married lady.
Posted by cari | November 26, 2007 10:01 PM
hi hi hi! love the swtr and that pic from jacobo is amazing! unrelated, i love that plate behind you in the second swtr shot. beauuutiful!
Posted by michelle | November 26, 2007 9:07 PM
i've been loving your pics on flickr. must jump over and check out jacob's too! maggie does look like a winner of an FO! and anais.. sigh. that one's already in my queue. i love the design so.
Posted by gleek | November 26, 2007 8:55 PM
dude! great job on the sweat-ah! looks adorable. and i am LOVING all the weddin' photos... :)
Posted by carolyn | November 26, 2007 8:49 PM