Just want to share (pictures of) this satisfying sweater, made with Cascade Ecological wool, undyed (except for the red bits), rough and tumble. On size 6 needles, at 5 stitches to the inch, I got a heady dense texture. Big as the fabric is, to fit my fine tall son (50 inches circumference), the knitting flew along. I picked and chose motifs as I went and my fancy found them. I did some hidden red in the turned hem (you'll never find it in these pictures), and had to restrain myself during the two weeks of knitting from putting in too much red: I wanted to keep it in valuable abeyance, with a Latvian braid here and a tiny stripe there, ending with the inside of the turned collar. I found the medieval cats on a medieval pouch (ravelry), took a dragon graph out of Meg Swansen's Sweaters From Camp, and generally had a nice time.
"Ah, la belle chose que de savoir quelque chose !" Knowing how to knit sweaters without patterns.
I'll give this to Alexander next weekend.
2 comments:
It looks wonderful! I'll wear it if it doesn't fit Alexander ;-)
I was about to e-mail you to see what gauge you got.. thanks for including it! Off to swatch! LOVE this sweater!
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