Adult Tomten
I have finished knitting a Tomten Jacket for my husband.
Pattern: Tomten Jacket, from Elizabeth Zimmermann's The Opinionated Knitter
Size: Men's XL
Yarn: Beaverslide McTaggart Tweed in Sweetgrass (6) and Fisherman Weight in Tamarack (1)
Needles: US 10 KP Options
More details on my blog.
Pattern: Tomten Jacket, from Elizabeth Zimmermann's The Opinionated Knitter
Size: Men's XL
Yarn: Beaverslide McTaggart Tweed in Sweetgrass (6) and Fisherman Weight in Tamarack (1)
Needles: US 10 KP Options
More details on my blog.
posted by carla at
5:56 PM
4 Comments:
I have only the buttons left to sew on my adult Tomten, did you use the same yarn to sew them on with? My sweater is Lopi and I don't think there is enought "twist" in it to be strong enough. Is it OK to sew buttons on in thread?
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Anonymous, at 7:59 PM
Wow! I love your adult version of the Tomten. The colors, the modifications, everything is just right.
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Anonymous, at 8:09 PM
I think it would be fine to sew the buttons on with thread. I used a double strand of yarn and just tied it on the back in a square not (good thing we have three extra toggles -- we'll see how well that works out). The Fisherman Weight is finer than the McTaggart Tweed; I'm not sure I would have been able to put buttons on with that.
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carla, at 6:30 AM
Great work! I love the colors, and the buttons are perfect. A great fall jacket!
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Jen, at 7:37 PM
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