Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Excited!


I'm really excited about this KAL - it's the first time I've joined in and knitted along in quite a while - just wasn't too thrilled about the other patterns, but something about this Tree Jacket really intrigues me.

I decided I wanted a bit of a different look - for some reason couldn't get the idea out of my mind that this pattern would look good in a variegated/handpainted yarn in deep, deep colors. This past weekend, at Stitches East, I found the perfect yarn - some yummy Brooks Farm Solana in gorgeous Fall colors.

Above is a picture of my progress as of the neck. I took the time to wind the rest of the yarn last night, and got a bit farther with the knitting this evening at my son's soccer practice. I'm about halfway through the increases for the armholes - using the suggested raglan increase that Stefanie Japel uses all over her Fitted Knits book. I thought that would be best since I'm changing the pattern just slightly to accommodate the variegated yarn by keeping the stockinette stitch throughout, rather than doing garter stitch after the cowl/turtleneck. Thanks, Robin, for encouraging me to try this - it looks great so far!

5 comments:

Sherri said...

I got some varigated striping yarn for mine too ... I guess I should get going on it so we can compare notes ;-)

witch au lait said...

I ADORE your yarn!!! :)

Jen said...

LOVE your yarn! I contemplated doing stockinette stitch instead of garter stitch for the beginning of the body. This is such an easy knit that I will definitely use the pattern over and over and modify things the next time around! Can't wait to see your finished sweater!

Anonymous said...

It's really beautiful yarn. I can't wait to see how it knits up. :D

Valerie said...

Beautiful colors!!