My beautiful younger niece met me at the castle today.
It was so spontaneous!
I am so lucky and grateful that she could do it, because she is leaving back to university in a few days . . .
. . . but even more so because it was such a cool morning
after an impossible record heat wave we’ve had.
She is at home in the castle walls,
having been here so many times to model the endless sweaters . . .
so gracefully, and so genuinely.
And she gave this new design much needed relevance and proportion
because of the super voluminous shaping.
Both looked so lovely when she wore them, but I gave her the grey one, as it is casual and played down, and she loved it the most! I think its everybody’s favorite actually.
Redouté Roses pattern was posted earlier today over here And so now I can put all the yarn away, clean up the loft for a clean slate, and go for a nice walk in the woods, because with the help of my niece’s spontaneous rush to Calistoga for an impromptu photo shoot at the castle, I am now done & dusted with the project. I do think I want to make another one day, cropped dramatically, that would be so fun! (See all posts in the series)
JjD 
Your niece looks gorgeous, and so do the sweaters. Enjoy your walk?
Thank you so much Gretchen! Out the door right now, going to ponder a clean slate! xx
Both sweaters are stunning. Your niece shows the sweaters off to perfection. Awesome job knitting Jen.
Wen, thank you so much! I admit , my niece really makes the design all herself! xx
Beautiful designs, amazing models both 🙂
Hi Maureen! Thank you, I’m so glad its finished. xx
GORGEOUS!! She shows them off perfectly. They look exactly as they should! Nice and slouchy and soft and yummy. SO exciting!
You were and are my main cheerleader through it all the thousands of stitches, thank you for the sanity you gave to me. And my niece was so awesome to spontaneously meet me at the castle within an hour and a half of texting about the (somewhat urgent) idea, she just got up and hopped in her car, that was a breath of fresh air I tell you! And of course, thank you for your praise of the Sweater Success! xx
Awww, I just love your designs. I bet she loved modeling them and just in time for a little chill in the air. She IS awesome!