I totally bought this pattern and this yarn on a whim. I really wanted to make this sweater, but the shop didn't have the pattern yet. I stumbled across this one at the back of the Blue Sky folder and was smitten.
Blue Sky Organic Cotton is some of the softest, chunkiest yarn I have ever knit up. I was slightly panicked that it would turn into a pilly mess right in my hands, but so far, so good. I knit it extra tightly, hoping to ward off excessive stretching, and again, so far, so good. It's only the sweater's first day out though... Anything could happen.
I modified the pattern only slightly. I added a couple of extra stitches at the bust, maybe an inch total. Also, I figured I had no need for cuffed sleeves that stop right at my biggest part, so I eliminated the cuffs and shortened the sleeves just a hair. And then I only did the one buttonhole, partly because I couldn't see myself buttoning this baby up, and partly because I only had one of the perfect button in my stash.
If I were to knit this pattern again, I would knit the body in the round. It's been a long time since I last knit a sweater in pieces and the whole time I was doing it, I was thinking this was crazy. I don't hate seaming, but sheesh, why not save time?
I'm jonesing for some more sweater knitting now. Part of me is shouting Yoke! Yoke! Knit it from the top down!, but the other part is saying that ribbon-trimmed cardi would be a really nice way to showcase some extra-special ribbon I have stashed away. And then I also really like this one. That seems a little crazy, don't you think, to want to knit three patterns from one company back to back? Maybe I'll do it anyway--I never claimed I wasn't a little bit crazy.
