It’s finished!
All the loose ends were woven yesterday afternoon.
What a journey. Almost two years of learning how to spin, including purchasing a wheel and taking several classes, and months of practice with merino before starting to spin the fiber for this project.
I enjoyed every minute of it.
Purlwise 
Congratulations! Your results are really really impressive (read: i’m really jealous!) and it was absolutely inspirational reading your blog and following your progress on this sweater. As we say in french, “Vraiment, deux fois bravo!”
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What an acomplishment! You are truly a master at your craft.
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Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment, and your sweater is beautiful. I can’t even imagine how many hours must have gone into this project. Take good care of that sweater 🙂
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Congratulations! Your sweater is an absolutely awesome accomplishment. I’ve followed your progress since I met you during Judith McKenzie’s class at last year’s Winter Retreat in Gig Harbor (I’m the one with the Ashford traditional wheel)…and must say that I have learned a lot from what you have shared on your blog. You are indeed an inspiration!
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YAY! it’s done!! I’ve really enjoyed watching this amazing piece come together and I still can’t believe this is handspun. You must be such a perfectionist;-)
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Congratulations! Very nicely done- you must be incredibly proud of yourself. I’ve enjoyed watching the progress on this sweater.
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OMG, Melinda! It’s fantastic! Congratulations on the sweater!
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congratulations! what an accomplishment ~ and what determination. well done 😉
and i love love the colors of the sweater.
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Your sweater is BEAUTIFUL! I took a beginner’s spinning class in June and a classmate shared your URL with me. I just bought a wheel and I’m excited to comb through your archives for spinning tips! Your sweater is truly an inspiration for me!
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wow! that is fantastic…. you must be so proud!
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Very impressive! So cool to follow the process from it’s humble beginnings to a finished product. You inspire me! 🙂
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What a fantastic accomplishment ! Such incredibly skilled spinning and beautiful knitting. An achievement to be truly proud of. You look lovely in it too.
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Phenomenal! You did an amazing job. I’m beyond impressed.
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Melinda, it’s tremendous – I’m very impressed, and a little tired just thinking about all the work involved. But it was very worth it. Very.
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How proud you must be of having made that from start to finish. It looks absolutely great! Your health to wear it.
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That is absolutely amazing. Gorgeous. A triumph. Congratulations and wear it well.
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Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments! I never imagined that I’d get such great responses.
I’m not sure what big spinning/knitting project I’ll be doing next. I’m waiting for something to grab my attention.
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That is amazing! Very very beautiful.
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What a work of art! It was inspiring watch you spin and knit this project.
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This is an incredible sweater. I hope to see it in a future edition of the mag. I have been reading your past posts on twist. I’m in this quandary of twist right now. Too much, too little, none that is just quite right. Your sweater is inspiring me though to get back to the wheel and give it another spin.
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Rose, Thanks.
Just to let you know, this sweater is from the Fall 2001 issue of Spin-Off and was designed by Sarah Swett. Sarah is a wonderful artist. You might be interested in checking out her website at
http://users.moscow.com/swett/tap.html
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