Just had a thought! This baby aran pullover thing might just make my yarn stash grow! I can see a couple of more yarn I’ll have to try before getting the gauge right.
Look what I found! Someone knitted this sweater. Check out JenLa. Scroll down to see it. She used fingering weight! Ah ha! Gerald, you are right!
Still no luck finding yarn for the baby aran pullover. I couldn’t even find info on the suggested yarn, Le Fibre Nobili/Plymouth Yarn Merino. *sigh* It’s not even on the Plymouth site. I guess I’ll have to ask someone when I go to the Fair Isle class this Sunday.
Everyone knows that! One yarn can be called worsted, but it doesn’t mean that it’s the same as the next worsted weight yarn! Well, I didn’t think about that when I purchased the yarn for baby aran pullover. I got all the baby stuff. I was going to start with the Origami, but my #6 needles were busy with the afghan squares. So the pullover it was. I started making a swatch to check the gauge. 28 sts and 38 rows to 4″ with seed st was what it called for, but I am getting 21 sts! ARRGGH I can’t go down one size on the needles. They are #4 now. Smaller needles would make the fabric too stiff I am afraid. Looking at the yarn label, it says 17 st 23 rows to 4″ on size #8. That’s not going to work. I already know that it’s thicker than most other worsted weight I’ve worked with. Do I try looking for something that’s 20 st to 4″? Maybe something even lighter? Most labels show gauge in stockinette. How do I know what it is for seed st? Does seed st fabric have more stitches per inch than stockinette? Any insights? Anyone?
Square Three, Basketweave
This one knitted up real fast. Maybe because it was more interesting than just plain knitting. I haven’t woven in the ends yet. That makes it three squares that I need to do that. Anyone else hates weaving in ends as much as I do?
It is a little smaller than the Garter Stitch Square. It will need to be stretched a bit during blocking. Also the texture is a little too bumpy than I like. Blocking will take care of that. I was told that steaming is not good for cables or ribs. Is it true for basketweave?
Next sqaure, Lattice with Seed Stitch.
Square Two, Simple Stripes Stockinette Stitch
It just needs binding off then it is done. I left it on the needle so that it was easier to take a picture without it rolling up too much. I had forgotten how stockinette curl so much.
Halfway through knitting the square I put it down next to the first one and I cringed. I couldn’t see how they could fit together. After giving it a little thought, I wasn’t that worried anymore. There will be 6 color combinations. The dominant colors will be Winter Night and Fern. And these are only 2 squares out of 63. I can definitely find an arrangement when all the squares are done to make it beautiful.
The next one is basketweave. I can’t wait. I also need to cast-on for the baby sweaters for my friend Jennifer. First I need to sort through the yarn. I just got them few days ago. I ordered a bunch for the sweaters and the Dulaan Project. I am kicking myself for not making a list of what’s what.
Square One, Simple Stripes in Garter Stitch
It is done! Well, almost. I haven’t woven in the ends or blocked it. I think I am going to wait and block all the squares around the same time. I procrastinate when it comes to weaving in the ends. I can never decide which is the best way to do it. I don’t want to increase bulk. I don’t want them visible. I want them secure. You know all that stuff.
Here are a few pictures of our living room:
Can you see the colors of my Learn-to-Knit Afghan?
I have to stop browsing online for knitting books. I want this one too! ARRRRRGH!
