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Coraline

This one insisted on being named after Neil Gaiman’s modern-day fairy tale.

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You can see all the photos, including the in-progress ones, on flickr.

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Button loop tutorial to follow :)

Comments

Comment from Sarah
Time: August 21, 2007, 12:33 pm

This is as lovely finished as i hoped it would be from the shots along the way. Another great design. Glad to hear about the tutorial too!

Comment from clare
Time: August 21, 2007, 12:39 pm

Thats simple cute

Comment from Laura
Time: August 21, 2007, 1:26 pm

Beautiful! I am looking forward to the tutorial, as I am working on a sweater and wanted to substitute loops for a traditional button band and buttonholes.

I hope this will be coming soon as a pattern to buy!

Comment from Ginger aka Beethoven
Time: August 21, 2007, 2:10 pm

Very neat. Like the brown shoes in your earlier post !

Comment from Sarah
Time: August 21, 2007, 3:52 pm

This one is absolutely beautiful. I can’t wait for the pattern or the tutorial.

Comment from Gudrun
Time: August 21, 2007, 4:15 pm

Totally gorgeous…great name!

Comment from Alice from france
Time: August 21, 2007, 4:19 pm

Just pretty, simply beautiful!
I imagine me knitted it for my mum, it’s again a succes Ysolda!

But can you fail in a sweater design? That is the question…

Comment from mary
Time: August 21, 2007, 6:28 pm

That’s so pretty! I love the smocking and the trapeze-ish sillhouette!

Comment from Nicole
Time: August 21, 2007, 7:22 pm

Simply gorgeous. I just found your lovely blog and you have very beautiful stuff. I look forward to knitting some of your patterns once my list of wips is shorter. Looking forward to the button-loop tutorial!

Comment from HeatherB
Time: August 21, 2007, 7:26 pm

The sweater is dreamy and goes great with the pin curls. :)
It also got a, “Hey her stuff is really nice” comment from my husband. He doesn’t pay that much attention to what I’m knitting so I think he was really impressed.

Comment from Hege
Time: August 21, 2007, 7:31 pm

Beautiful!!

Comment from Jessica
Time: August 21, 2007, 8:58 pm

Stunning! The colour goes well with your makeup. :)

Comment from lekkercraft
Time: August 21, 2007, 9:16 pm

Very pretty - I like the free buttons. Looking forward to seeing the tutorial.

Comment from Liz
Time: August 21, 2007, 10:00 pm

Perfect name…and I’m glad to finally hear of someone who had read Coraline other than me (and my dad who sent it to me).

Comment from Knittypants
Time: August 21, 2007, 10:49 pm

This is beautiful, your designs are so lovely I always look forward to what you will create next. I have really enjoyed reading through your blog, lots of fun.

Comment from jenn
Time: August 21, 2007, 11:48 pm

love love love neil gaiman and love this pattern!

Comment from mel
Time: August 22, 2007, 12:13 am

Absolutely lovely - that smocked top is wonderful!!

Love Neil Gaiman too :)

Comment from kate
Time: August 22, 2007, 1:24 am

Love it! Can’t wait to buy the pattern ;)

Comment from Shannon B
Time: August 22, 2007, 1:29 am

This has unseated Gretel from her position as my favourite of every garment you’ve designed. It’s so beautiful and I will buy the pattern, and I will test knit it if you want me to (44″ size), and love it forever, and weep bitter tears if it ever gets a hole.

Thank you for creating my dream sweater you clever and marvellous thing.

Comment from purlpower
Time: August 22, 2007, 7:43 am

That is just beautiful. And Kenny thinks you’re a hottie so you’re obviously getting attention from the wool-widowers too….Please please will you set up some kind of business and employ me as your knitslave?

Comment from TheKnittingBee
Time: August 22, 2007, 10:21 am

Oh, I love that book! I think it’s great when knitwear has names like this - gives it a beautiful ‘history’ and it’s really evocative :)

Comment from Casey
Time: August 24, 2007, 11:42 am

I love this cardigan! Although every one of your knit pieces is on my “must knit oneday” list, this one is definitely tops (if you offer a pattern…); I just love the lines and knit pattern!! :) Beautiful!

Comment from Claudine
Time: August 25, 2007, 10:22 pm

I’ve been reading your website for some time now because I’m drawn to your attention to detail. You are such a talented designer. I love the drape of Coraline. It’s a beautiful garment.

Comment from Jessica
Time: August 27, 2007, 5:08 am

Bee. You. Tea. Full.

Thus added to my list of Ysolda knits in my ever growing knitting queue…

Comment from regine
Time: August 28, 2007, 2:18 pm

Oh. My. God. That’s stunning, can’t wait for the pattern…

Comment from Jodie
Time: September 11, 2007, 7:05 pm

I hope this one is going to be a pattern soon! I’m always looking for great cardigans and this one is beautiful!

Comment from Mish
Time: September 12, 2007, 1:47 am

Oh, that’s beautiful. Can’t wait for the pattern!!

(Came here via Neil Gaiman’s blog, btw. Am checking out your other patterns, too!)

Comment from Mike
Time: September 12, 2007, 8:54 am

Lovely. I will ask my other mother to knit me one with her fingernails.

Comment from Christina
Time: September 12, 2007, 5:00 pm

This is a very lovely sweater. Once I graduate from knitting row upon row for scarves, perhaps I can give this a try.

(I also came here from the Neil Gaiman website.)

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Comment from MJ
Time: July 19, 2008, 3:33 pm

I love this sweater, but I love the name even more! Coraline is one of my favorite scary fairy tales, so now I have to make it!

Comment from GookyGogneox
Time: August 3, 2008, 1:05 am

Thank you

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