A few months ago, I found an excellant bargain on a batch of self-striping wool yarn at KnitWicks. I really did't know how well I'd like this color way in a finished garment when I bought it since I lean (and practically eat them three meals a day) bright clear colors. I am pleasantly surprised and can't wait for the weather to cool down enough to wear it.
The yarn is Rozetti Landscapes in Color 120-01 (100 gm skeins). It's distributed by Universal Yarns but it doesn't look like it is still available. I think I only used 5 skeins and I have 2 full skeins left over. I think I'm seeing a matching felted tote bag in the future.
The pattern is the Buttoned Cardi from Knit Simple Fall 2008 magazine. Of course, I didn't use the yarn they called for. Their version is worked up in a lovely green shade. I liked the fact that there was a back vent. My beef with the instructions (and the only one I can report) is that the photo in the mag shows a higher vent than what you are instructed to make. I even counted the garter ridges in the (small) mag photo to make sure I wasn't reading the instructions wrong. I guess this is a good example of how the knitted sample garment isn't always what you'll end up with.
I was nervous that the bottom edges of the sweater would curl up since there was no ribbing or garter edging down there. Believe it or not, the crochet edging (I think it was just 2 rows of single crochet) keeps it flat. I'm not much of a crochet person but I think I may have to investigate more ways to add crochet edgings on my other projects. I kinda like 'em.
My photos here show the colorway a bit washed out. In real life it is a bit more vivid. My teen has adjusted my settings on my digicam and my pics aren't as clear as I'd like. I just can't figure out how to set it back to where it was. I'm no techno geek.
The yarn is Rozetti Landscapes in Color 120-01 (100 gm skeins). It's distributed by Universal Yarns but it doesn't look like it is still available. I think I only used 5 skeins and I have 2 full skeins left over. I think I'm seeing a matching felted tote bag in the future.
The pattern is the Buttoned Cardi from Knit Simple Fall 2008 magazine. Of course, I didn't use the yarn they called for. Their version is worked up in a lovely green shade. I liked the fact that there was a back vent. My beef with the instructions (and the only one I can report) is that the photo in the mag shows a higher vent than what you are instructed to make. I even counted the garter ridges in the (small) mag photo to make sure I wasn't reading the instructions wrong. I guess this is a good example of how the knitted sample garment isn't always what you'll end up with.I was nervous that the bottom edges of the sweater would curl up since there was no ribbing or garter edging down there. Believe it or not, the crochet edging (I think it was just 2 rows of single crochet) keeps it flat. I'm not much of a crochet person but I think I may have to investigate more ways to add crochet edgings on my other projects. I kinda like 'em.
My photos here show the colorway a bit washed out. In real life it is a bit more vivid. My teen has adjusted my settings on my digicam and my pics aren't as clear as I'd like. I just can't figure out how to set it back to where it was. I'm no techno geek.
Fab sweater! Life's too short to not fill it with color. :)