Started a new Sweater the other day. I’ve had this beautiful wool, Paton’s Classic Wool, Moss Heather color, sitting in my stash and finally found a good project for it. I only have 6 skeins of this yarn. For a typical sweater, I’d use at least 9-10 skeins. I saw this sweater in Interweave Knits, Summer 2010 it’s called Marigold and knew this yarn would be perfect. It’s short sleeve so I won’t need as much yarn, and the cool lace pattern also lends itself to not much yardage needed.
I’ve never made such a “fitted” sweater. Usually I go for loose, sometimes baggy, easy-to-get-into sweaters. I plan on making this sweater for my sister whose figure is much more suited to a fitted sweater than mine.
It’s knitting up quick and after a day of knitting I’m half way up the back on the way to the armhole cast offs. I plan on working both front panels at the same time, while taking a tad longer to knit, this will ensure both front panels to be exactly the same length.
My goal is to have this done by mid-June.
Update: Finished Sweater July 19, 2010. Finished a few other projects while knitting this sweater.
