I’ve finished my first project in 2026. It probably should have been a 2025 project, but hey, better to do it right than fast. And really, I am not lacking for things to wear.
Introducing lavender clouds.
The sweater was inspired by a yarn I saw in my LYS, Mod yarns Loopy de Loop in a really pretty lavender color. I wanted to use it to make the Cumulus Blouse by Petite Knits, which several people in the knitting group were knitting at that time. Of course I started just as they were all finishing up, and I am far behind the trend.
The sweater is knit with two fine yarns held together and I knew I had other lace weight mohairs in my stash that might work so I took a chance and bought one 870 yard skein, which I felt was pushing it, but I was willing to take the chance.
I ending up using this Artyarns Silk Mohair yarn in color 501, Bonnard. And I absolutely loved knitting with this yarn, (less so the mod yarns), and the combined yarns made a beautiful fabric.
I made mistakes here and there, I wrote you earlier about how I lost my mind in the neck and shoulder shaping and had to rip the sweater back, when I was really about 2/3 done with it, a frustrating and also freeing process. The mohair boucle, Loopy de Loop, did not rip well, but it survived. I had already noticed that this yarn is far more likely to pill and shred than the art yarns, but I went ahead with the project.
I really like this pattern. I intentionally made the sweater with less ease than specified in the pattern and I am very happy with the results. I am very happy with the style of the sweater, and with the finishing — icord edging at neck, sleeves, and hem.
Although I love to knit complicated patterns, both cables and color work, the simple truth is that the sweaters I wear the most are the simple ones. This is at least partially due to the fact that I now live in an area with pretty mild winters. I like to knit fun complicated things, but I also like to wear things I knit. This was probably as fun a knit as I could ask for in a plain sweater. I loved the beginning and the shaping around the shoulders, but admit that the bottom of the sweater, just endless stockinette was a bit boring. Still, I would absolutely make this sweater again in a different yarn because this is the kind of sweater I love to wear most days.