Well, it is with great relief that I can state that something is finished around here. I finished Louisa Tuesday night and wore it yesterday. I am smitted with this sweater and I will knit it again, in fact I already have yarn for the next iteration even though I won't be starting it right away.
There I am in the morning, trying hard not to shiver in the spring snow. The yarn is a wool/linen blend from Habu and it is very light weight. I thought this might be a nice transitional sweater and will be, although I was really thinking along the lines of slightly warmer transitional weather. I was much too eager to wear this sweater to worry much about being a little chilly. Besides, shivering burns calories, right?
I am very happy with how this turned out, and I didn't do anything to the pattern aside from adding 6 inches to the length. At the time I worried that it was perhaps too much, but now I see that it is just perfect; I might make the next version shorter, but probably no more than 2 inches shorter.
Here is a picture of the sweater on the floor, so you can get a better view of the actual shape. It was a very simple pattern, knit in the round from the bottom up with just enough shaping to make it flattering and avoid complete boredom.
As I mentioned previously, the pattern is Louisa from CocoKnits, and the yarn is Habu N-68 Lamb/Linen, which is now one of my favorite yarns. In fact the pattern may become a favorite as well, and I am eager to try other patterns by the same company.
But next up is something from the new Spring Rowan magazine.
