Friday, December 11, 2009

fo: serendipity sweater


yarn: Colonia 140 cuarzo verde from handpainted yarn, 4 skeins
pattern: serendipitous sweater from Hollywood Knits
needles: size 15

Modifications: My gauge was slightly off and the largest size was still a little too small for me, so I had to make some modifications--adding a few extra stitches to all pieces. Finishing this was a pain. I've decided no more seaming for me--I'm only going to knit sweater in the round! Still, this sweater knit up quite quickly with this fairly bulky yarn on such large needles....a pretty easy and inexpensive knit. The fronts seem to hang asymmetrically even after blocking and even though they appear to be the same length. Also, the neckline is so large that possibly this will end up slipping off my shoulders. And the sleeves are way too long after blocking, but I kind of like the look of it.

Here is a picture of some of the fleece that my aunt Carol and uncle Arch sent me to spin! They washed it once already before sending it to me, bless their hearts, but it still seemed quite greasy to me so I washed it again several times. It's drying on top of the washer/dryer and any place I can spread it out where it won't be too tempting to Clementine (she loves to eat wool.) Hopefully in another day or so it will be dry enough to start carding and spinning!

2 comments:

Jenny Hodgson said...

I love the sweater...can you take a picture of it on you? : ) Also, I have a fleece almost the same color of yours that I'm carding bit by bit for spinning...we should do a spin a long. Did you start the Ishbel yet? I probably will start on Sunday. Hope all is well...j

Jenny Hodgson said...

I still haven't started...too much stress this week...the only thing I've been able to pick up is a brainless stockinette scarf...I'll try to start over break...