Gorgeous teal
By now I should know that the minute I declare something here for all the world to read, its very opposite will soon materialize. And so it was yesterday, when I went to the LYS to look for some Cascade 220 for the Provincial Waistcoat, but came away instead with this lovely Uruguay Chunky (Queensland Collection) yarn instead. Dislike knitting with chunky yarn, did I say a week ago? Never, not on your life, I love this yarn, and why did I ever think that knitting three inches of the vest so damn quickly would not be not fun?
The colour is accurate, it’s teal on the bluish side. I had never heard of this yarn before - after ditching the 220 idea (single stranded gauge not okay, doubled too bulky), I looked for some Cascade Eco in some of their dyed shades. They look nice at a distance, but somehow the colours I wanted looked really gaudy and cosmetic up close.
And then I spied this one, and my mind was made up instantly. Without a swatch, even. Knitting it is a dream - it’s 60% merino, 20% alpaca and 10% silk. Pricey as hell, but I got some cash from a visiting uncle and aunt this past weekend, and I convinced myself it was worth it.
I started knitting the 35" size of the pattern. My gauge is still a little off at just over 5 spi on size 9 bamboos, but it’s really difficult to correctly measure it in this complicated pattern, and am hoping that the negative ease will eventually sort things out.
Am going to try to have this done by month’s end. Possible? I hope so, because some Highland Silk is on the way for the Ogee Tunic, part deux.