2ktog

Over a year ago, I started knitting a sweater using this pattern, Melon Blast from Knitter's Spring 2004. I decided to lengthen the sleeves and leave them as wide straight sleeves, and eliminate the stitch pattern. I finished two sleeves that languished in my UFO bag for 8 months or so.

Then one day a few months ago I realized that finishing this sweater was the closest path I had to having a completed garment. The body of the sweater is knit in one piece, and so it required casting on a bajillion stitches. I first put it onto denise cords, but the yarn, Classic Elite Zelda, had other ideas. This WEBS closeout bargain was wound on cones, and had a fiber content of 70% wool, 30% linen (which accounts for its slight heathered appearance.) It is a vastly thick and thin yarn, ranging from sport weight to bulky within the same yard. On the Denises, the thin sections were slippy and hard to knit, and the linen in the thick sections caught on the joins. So once I got some suitable Addis, I was in business. I called on Kathy and Omar for the math required to make it into a wrap sweater. Thanks guys! A girl couldn't ask for better knitting group cronies. Now I present, Pumpkin Blast! It looks barely recognizable from the Knitter's pattern. Here is a detail of the vintage button my mom sent me, that really makes this sweater! There will be more vintage button goodness very soon.

The modeling shots will have to be posted later (think how look it took me to post a Clapotis modeling shot) because I am still recovering.