… and still the horror continues! It will end soon. Soon it will be over. It can’t last forever. And other things we tell ourselves to get through this final blast of winter. It will be the final one. It just will.
Meanwhile, I’ll show you a couple more spring sweaters that I made because this is the only place to see them yet. I just don’t have the heart when it’s snowy, icy and in the single digits, to change the shop over to spring knitting!
So here is Itaka,
a circular yoke cardigan in a blend of crisp Ito yarns, with a fun openwork stitch in bands around the yoke and the rest in easy garter stitch.
I lengthened the sleeves to elbow length and stabilized the neckline with a pick-up and bind-off on a smaller needle. I couldn’t decide, buttons or no buttons, so I closed it with a clever little swirl from Dill Buttons until I make up my mind. The color-blocking adds a little sophistication, I think. It’s very wearable!
Ito yarns come on cones and the fibers are interesting. I used Washi, a paper/rayon blend and Kinu, a silk yarn, in these three colors to mix and match:
Now, I apologize for these next photos. Black is difficult even for good photographers, let alone very bad ones. For this, you’ll really need to see the model; it’s very cute. Another top-down, all one piece design from Cabin Fever, it’s quick to make,
with the added interest of a lace panel on the sides. (Yes I bleached out the picture so you could see it.) Pretty, yes?
I added increases along the sides of the lace panels to make the vest more a-line and easy-fitting for summer. It’s done in light and drapey Maya from Berroco, a chainette cotton with just a touch of alpaca for softness.
So you see that I’m convinced that winter will end, we’ll be able to lovingly wash and store our warm and cozy sweaters and be happy to knit and wear lightweight, breathable fabrics. But if you need a little project to get you through this last little bit, here’s an idea: bright, cheerful Transitions from Done Rovin’ Yarns.
480 yards of domestic merino superwash fingering that is dyed to transition from one color to the next. It comes in these clever little cups with a hole to feed the yarn through, very portable! A simple cowl in the round would be great, think I’ll do mistake rib on size 6 needles and just dive in. How about you?
