With the Garter Yoke Cardi off the needles, it was time to go through the stash to see if something caught my imagination. I'd planned to start an asymmetrical vest that would use about 500 yards of a heavy worsted. Sounded perfect for a handspun wool mohair blend I'd spun years ago, probably during my first year spinning. I found it in a bin, with a bit already knitted, some project rejected, but never frogged.
When I'd finished digging through, I had pulled out nine smallish skeins, more than I'd thought I had. I ran it onto the skein winder to check the yardage and came up with 1008 yards. That's enough to really DO something. The yarn is rustic, and a little over-spun. I checked my gauge on #8 and #9 needles and started flipping through my patterns. Then I remembered Cheryl and the beautiful hand-spun February Lady's Sweater she knit and wore to SOAR last fall. Take a look at her modeling the sweater and I bet you'll want one too.
Zak and I wound the yarn into balls.
I've decided to knit it using a size smaller than I usual but knit on #9 needles. The pattern calls for somewhere between 950 – 1050 yards. Fingers crossed.
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The color is beautiful. Hope you have enough!
Fabulous colors going on in that yarn. I’ll cross my fingers for you, too.
That’s a beautiful yarn, and Zak knows he looks so handsome!
That will look so good! Contingency plans…make it a little shorter, or shorten the sleeves, or do cuffs/etc in another yarn…..
You are right! I DO want one too!…but I’m so backlogged that I might be knitting the Feb. sweater in July !
It will look terrific in those colors!
Wonderfully squishy yarn and in one of my favorite colors. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I bet you’ll have enough! It’ll be really pretty in that yarn and the mohair should give it a nice drape.
The color of the yarn is so pretty and soft. I love your “helper”. He’s a cutie.
I, too, have the February Sweater in my queue, but, it might be next February by the time I get to it. lol
That will be one pretty FLS!