Believe it or not, I’ve finished knitting all the pieces. The other sleeve is sitting in the knitting basket waiting to be sewn on, and, of course, I need to weave in the ends. Since I hate sewing up and weaving in, I’ll leave that to tomorrow.
If you look carefully, you’ll see the shoulders are just a bit too wide for me, and the sleeves are bunched up because they are a bit too long. That means the sweater is perfect. It’s for Jim who is taller and thinner than I am. His shoulders are broader.
But who knows, I may borrow it even though it doesn’t really fit me! 
Meanwhile, since I do plan on posting the pattern for this sweater, it needs some good Celtic name. The only one I can think of is “The Seamus”, which is hardly original.
So. . . Suggestions?
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Wow, that’s really gorgeous. Love your celtic stitch patterns, they look great.
Comment by Kris — 11/6/2005 @ 12:03 pm
Thanks! They are from Barbara Walkers various stitch pattern books. I got tips on how to choose and organize the motifs from an ancient copy of a “Mon Tricot” tips booklet.
Comment by lucia — 11/6/2005 @ 12:43 pm
I love it! As for a name, I found this page (sorry it’s full of ads) listing female celtic names by doing a google, maybe it’ll help:
http://www.20000-names.com/female_celtic_names.htm
Can’t wait to see the pattern! Any chance of a bigger picture? Will you be publishing it here? I’d love to have it at Chiagu.com if you’d be interested. . .
Comment by Ivete — 11/6/2005 @ 3:16 pm
Beautiful sweater!
How about traditional Gaelic names? I’m assuming you wanted men’s names, so here are a few suggestions (with Scottish spelling):
Aonghas (Angus)
Calum (Malcolm)
Dòmhnall (Donald)
Coinneach (Kenneth)
Pàdraig (Patrick)
Somhairle (Samuel)
Whatever you decide, the sweater is stunning!
Comment by dancingbarefoot — 11/6/2005 @ 4:01 pm
Yes. It’s for Jim, so I want a man’s name. But Jim is so common! My Jim laughs at the fact that there were TWO apostles named James! He says: See, everyone has always been named Jim.
Somhairie = Samuel has a nice sound.
Comment by lucia — 11/6/2005 @ 4:21 pm
Oh. My. Gawd. I don’t care what you call it…POST THE PATTERN! I love that sweater! I’ve been looking for a good busy texture knit and that’s perfect! PUHLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Comment by Elaine — 11/6/2005 @ 5:50 pm
I seriously
Comment by Stacy — 11/6/2005 @ 10:19 pm
That sweater is beautiful. Bevin is a gaelic name. Bébhinn – (BEH-vin or BAY-vin) be “woman” + binn “white or fair lady; sweet, melodious.” Bevin, Befind.
But it’s a man’s sweater. When you do a v-neck/cleavage neck version I will totally knit it.
Comment by Bevin — 11/6/2005 @ 11:26 pm
Ohhh…. I totally gotta design a cleavage-Aran now!
Comment by lucia — 11/6/2005 @ 11:33 pm
Now, don’t be getting distracted by cleavage…yours, the sweaters or anyone else’s…you have charting to do woman! He-yah!!! {CRAAAAACK!} um…that’s the best whip sound I could come up with.
Comment by Elaine — 11/7/2005 @ 8:53 pm
What a lovely sweater. Since you made it for Jim, “Seamus,” which is Irish for “James,” would be an appropriate name.
Comment by Nancy — 12/14/2005 @ 2:29 pm