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500 yards and 24 hours

Posted on | October 3, 2008 | 18 Comments

Last week I decided that I needed a little cardigan to wear to SOAR.  Pullovers are great, but since we’ll be inside most of the time, they might get a little hot. 

I cast on for the Shalom Cardigan (pattern in the sidebar, or Ravel it) three times – first with Noro Silver Thaw and knit all the way to the sleeves but I wasn’t feeling the variegated yarn so I frogged it.  I started it again with some coned Shetland I bought from Webs ages ago, but I didn’t like the feel of the fabric I was getting.  Obviously, the problem was the yarn I was using and nothing in my stash really sang to me.  A trip to the yarn shop was in order.

Two skeins of Dream in Color Classy in Cloud Jungle + the Auburn football game + a mini-marathon of ANTM later, and voila!

I will have to get some modeled shots later – after I buy a coordinating undershirt.  It’s really cute and I like it a lot.  I made a few modifications due to using a worsted weight yarn instead of bulky yarn in the original pattern.  I used smaller needles, cast on more stitches and omitted the twisted ribbing in the yoke.  I loved the twisted rib, it’s what drew me to the pattern, but I only had 500 yards and needed to conserve yarn where I could.

I will get a lot of use out of this, once I get that undershirt!

This is my current mindless knitting project:

I’m calling it Royally Wicked.  I’m using two colors of Rowan Felted Tweed – the ribbing section is a slightly lighter purple which is hard to see in the picture, but it is, trust me. 

But tonight – while the boy is at his school’s Fall Gala – I’m going to the library to hunker down and finish these:

The participants at SOAR are given the opportunity to show off some of their handspun, handknit or woven items in a gallery, and I’m bringing my Selbuvotter gloves.  I have one finger and the thumb to knit, and about a million ends to weave in!  I can do it!   And when I do, I can cross another item off my Must Finish list!

Have a great weekend!

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