February Lady Sweater, Take 2
The Silk February Lady Sweater was absolutely gorgeous--soft, drape-y, and beautiful.
Unfortunately, the yarn just wasn't right for the pattern, so she is no more. The yarn stretched far too much--probably a combination of the silk and the garter stitch. Either way, it was just awful. I guess I should have seen it coming; I know silk sags once its knit but I think I just didn't want to believe it.
I'm still in love with the sweater though and, after a long dive in the stash, I started over again with andean silk (knitpicks) in lettuce.
This is so much bouncier--a totally different experience than the tili tomas silk. I'm only a few increase rows away from starting the lace and I'm really looking forward to it. I know a lot of people just love top-down sweater construction but I'm just not a fan. I get really bogged down in those loooooonnnnggg rows just before you set aside the sleeve stitches. I know it will get faster but, honestly, I really like a sweater knit in pieces; I feel like I'm making progress when I complete a piece as well as the benefit of not having to drag an entire sweater around with me.
Anyway....so what should I do with all my tili tomas? I have two sweater's worth but I just don't think the yarn is right for a sweater (not to mention I don't exactly go a lot of places where I need a fancy silk sweater nor do a toddler and a new baby mix with non-washable silk). I'm considering another clapotis or some kind of triangular shawl so I can do the edging in the beaded yarn I have that matches the solid color silk. What do you think? Any suggestions? Maybe flower basket? Or swallowtail? That might be nice in a heavier weight yarn....