Just right

I’m slowly going through my restored archives, trying to add the missing pictures back in (if I have them, some of them are lost forever). Last week I found this post about my blue cotton sweater.
It’s so funny to look back at that post. At that time, I just thought I was making a summer sweater, may be to wear in the Netherlands, maybe for the cooler moments right here. But this sweater may be one that I will cherish for a long, long time, since it was part of my outfit as “Mother-Of-The-Bride” when E. got married last September. (Oh, that’s exactly one year ago this Sunday. Time flies!)

I remember thinking I needed to knit myself a shawl or a sweater for the wedding since September weather can be very tricky in the Netherlands and most of the wedding was going to be outside. But then I bought a beautiful dress and I realized this sweater was actually the right color and the right design to cover it. So I hurried and finished it just in time.

Well, it turned out to be a beautiful day. The couple got married outside under a giant old oak tree, we had diner inside, but partied outside till late that night (or early in the morning, actually). I wore my sweater until it turned dark and then I changed into jeans and a warm sweater dress, but that’s beside the point. That simple blue sweater turned into something very special and I smile every time I see it.

I thought I had good pictures of me wearing it during the wedding, but I don’t. Apparently, it was even warm enough for me to take it off when we did family and group photo’s. So here it is, on a hanger with the dress and on the bed because I really don’t feel up to modelling it right now (I tried, really, but I’m a mess and even a beautiful sweater can’t remedy that).