There's an island hidden in the sound
Lapping currents lay your boat to ground...
Lost is back. Oh my goodness. Even a new mommy has made time to watch it. In 20 minute increments, but watch it I did. I love that show.
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Rough Waters.
We had a ROUGH week here at HEK. The Bug had a really rough week. His acid reflux was acting up and his medical mommy was too stupid to realize his med dosing needed adjusting until he had symptoms again. So sorry, Bug. I will try to be a smarter mommy in the future.
The HE MIL came to our aid and stayed three days and helped SO MUCH. Thank you, Carolyn. You rawk.
Things are (dare I type) a little better and the Bug seems to be much more comfortable and sleeping and eating better. Thank goodness. I hated seeing him so miserable.
This boy is feeling better.
Another FO! WOO WEE!
It took 9 weeks to sew in a sleeve. But! Sew it in I did. The husband swecker is done!
Of course he insisted on action shots.
So the only standing still shot is the back:
I am pretty pleased overall with it. I am still wanting to tweak the neck a bit, but otherwise I'm happy. Of course, had I re-read Becky's post, I would have seen how she tweaked the neck. Blast!
Yarn: Phildar Pegase
Needles: US 7
Inspiration? Fluffa! She knit the same one for her hubby.
In the process of making it, I did have to make an alteration. Initially, when putting it together, it produced what my husband deemed "man boobs":
To fix this "unsightly" gynecomastia, I added underarm gussets. What I did was to open the underarm seams to create a diamond shape:
Then, I knitted a diamond shape to match, and sewed it in:
I'm pretty pleased with the results! I also, as I always do, modified the length and sleeve lengths to suit the hubby. I used a sweater he had that fit him well as a model. Hooray!
Comments
Wow, your (hubby's) sweater looks great, and your fix is ingenious!
Posted by: carrie | February 18, 2007 8:31 PM
Great surgery! Nicely done. The sweater looks great and the bug is adorable! Even if he did have a rough week.
Here's to smooth sailing from now on!!! L, C
Posted by: Cara | February 18, 2007 8:42 PM
i've used that underarm diamond trick before, but in my case it was because the pits were too tight. love the action shots! and the bug is just too cute!!!
Posted by: kim | February 18, 2007 8:55 PM
Yay, the hubby sweater looks great! I love the armpit diamond trick--I will definitely remember it for future endeavors.
Very happy to hear that your little bug is doing better too. Poor little guy!
Posted by: molly | February 18, 2007 9:04 PM
Dude. That sweater is so awesome. Remind me NOT to show Jacob this post, because then he will demand one just like it.
So glad HEB is feeling better!
Posted by: Carrie | February 18, 2007 9:32 PM
So impressed that you have a finished project! And a very well fitting one, at that. You are a superstar. Rockstar. Kiss those little high energy baby cheeks for me.
Posted by: Karma | February 18, 2007 11:03 PM
Awesome fix on the sweater! Lucky new dad :)
Posted by: Lauren | February 18, 2007 11:22 PM
The sweater is fabulous. Luckily my hubby doesn't like to wear sweaters so I can knit, knit, knit sweaters for meeee! Woooo Hoooo!. I will probably knit him a hat or two, but those are so quick. Great job on the alterations of this sweater, I probably would have cried and frogged the entire thing.
Posted by: Tina | February 19, 2007 8:31 AM
Great sweater and ingenious mod! I love the FO!
And speaking of FOs, the bug is a very cute one :)
Posted by: Snargle Sarah | February 19, 2007 8:42 AM
Lovely, lovely fix. Hurrah!
Posted by: Amy | February 19, 2007 8:54 AM
I am--again--awed. Brilliant fix, and beautiful sweater. Love HEHubby's action poses. Hee! Glad the Bug is feeling better. Dang he's a cutey!
Posted by: courtney | February 19, 2007 10:09 AM
poor little bug! i'm so glad he's feeling better. the husband sweater is great! looks like he loves it :)
Posted by: gleek | February 19, 2007 10:29 AM
That's very clever of you to eliminate the man boob in that sweater. Oh baby reflux. i hope I don't have to deal with that...
Posted by: biglug | February 19, 2007 4:31 PM
new baby and still cranking out fo's. what a gal. bug looks like he is getting bigger! and the gusset solution was brilliant. looks like all is well in the HE household.
Posted by: m | February 21, 2007 8:33 PM
"Action shots." That cracks me up. The color of that yarn is gorgeous!
Posted by: HibiscuitsGirl | February 22, 2007 10:43 AM
Great sweater for hubby! I love that blue you used for it! Bug is precious ;)
Posted by: Lolly | February 22, 2007 12:59 PM
Your husband's sweater looks awesome! Glad to hear HEB is doing well.
Posted by: Michelle | February 25, 2007 7:22 PM
Oh, your little man is so cute!!! I call him a little man because he is one of those adorable babies that really does look like a little old man :) I am so glad everything is going good for your family!! And kudos on the sweater.
Posted by: Whitney | February 27, 2007 9:57 AM
What a great tip for the diamond bit to get rid of any unsightly lumps and bumps. I think it turned out great and your hubby looks good in it too. Maybe you can knit a smaller version for wee one too. I hope his symptoms go away soon, nothing worse than when a baby is not well is it.
Posted by: Sue | February 27, 2007 7:49 PM
Thanks goodness HEB is feeling better! He was so well-behaved at knitting, it's hard to believe he could cry so much. He is going to be a card-shark, or a politician. :)
I have been trying to wrap my head around the geometry of adding the underarm gusset to reduce sweatergynecomastia... yet i cannot. Can you explain this at the next knitting??? In my head, it seems that adding extra fabric would only make a BIGGER bulge... yet that definitely isn't right. Your 3-d spacial thinking skills are clearly superior. Wow!
Posted by: Alison Lerner | March 6, 2007 12:18 PM
Hey Jenny, just wanted to tell you congratulations on baby and sweater fixing - I had lost your blog again (don't know if you remember me....,Becca from the Yarn store in Davis) and someone came in and told me you had had a little guy - anyhow Yay!
Posted by: Becca Detrick | March 12, 2007 12:24 AM
Your son is beautiful! I like the knits too! I have been reading your blog very occasionally and I wanted to post a comment sooner, but I have a new(ish) daughter (June 2006) and it has been a bit hectic. We have had a round of colds and I have months of half knit things lying around. Your HEB is really growing. Best wishes, Max
Posted by: Max | March 14, 2007 11:42 PM