As promised, the pink tweed. Originally, I started knitting a turtleneck in seed stitch with a cable down the front, similar to one in a Debbie Bliss book in chunky weight. But I got most of it together and tried it on and it just made me look chunky. Then I started another turtleneck from an Adrienne Vittadini pattern, but it was coming out too large. Then I thought about knitting Demi, but realized I would not have enough yarn. So I settled on Salina (Rav link) from Vintage Knits, adjusting for the aran weight. I think it will turn out nicely.
Back, in progress
Part of what has thrown me about this yarn is that it is aran weight - I almost never knit with yarn this heavy anymore. I recently cleaned out and organized my stash (really just leftovers from other projects) and realized I have a ton of 4-ply, sport and DK weight yarns, but not much else. The other thing is the color. It's a nice shade of pink, but it could easily get too girly.
I'm hoping this is the last incarnation of this yarn. We'll see.
1 comment:
That looks really nice. It might be pink, but the tweed gives it a bit of depth, for sure.
I am also hesitant to knit any kind of clothing item in anything bigger than a worsted. It's really really hard to not look chunky in a chunky yarn.
Welcome back! :)
Post a Comment