Still catching up.
About the same time I finished, or semi-finished, the striped sweater called blueberry season, I also finished the purple cashmere cardigan knit from a L'Atelier pattern called Back to the Future. I wrote about the progress of this sweater here, here, and here before my temporary abandonment of this blog.
The yarn was also from L'Atelier, their Classica DK cashmere. I had yardage for the large, 9 skeins, although I actually ended up knitting the medium, which called for 8 skeins. I used 7 skeins probably for two reasons: my row gauge was a little on the long side meaning I get fewer rows per inch, which is not unusual for me; and I knit the sleeves to my preference, which is narrower and slightly shorter than the pattern specified.
I am actually quite happy with the cardigan. When I started it I was one size, and although I intended to lose weight I was not quite sure how quickly or consistently I would do that. This was before my cancer diagnosis. By the time I finished I was another size, and although I liked the fit of this cardigan when it was finished in July, my only caution at the. moment is whether I will still like it in November, when it is likely to be worn. Of course in July I tried it on over a sundress. In November there may quite well be a bulkier sweater underneath and I will be done with chemotherapy so I am not quite sure where I will be size-wise.
But I am not going to worry about the future right now. I am quite happy with this sweater and I am looking forward to wearing it.
As I noted above, I had two skeins of yarn left over. I also had one skein of the same yarn in a teal green left over after knitting a pullover in 2019, a pullover which I apparently never blogged about, but which I have loved wearing. Initially I thought I would knit a hat from the purple cashmere and use the green, plus a bag of color samples of this yarn to make a coordinating scarf. I started with the scarf, thank goodness, because I quickly realized I would not have enough yarn unless I also incorporated the purple. There were a few false starts as I basically made up the striping sequence for the scarf, but in the end I am very happy with the results. I used up most of the yarn; all that remains is half a skein, or roughly 77 yards of purple DK cashmere.
And I am very happy with the scarf. It goes well with the cardigan, of course, but also with one of my most commonly used winter coats.
Both of these were satisfying projects. I have yarn to knit a shell that is meant to go with the cardigan, also in DK cashmere. But at the moment I am happy with scarves and cardigans. I want to finish chemo and give myself time for my weight to settle before I start knitting anything that needs to be more closely fitted.
And this catches you up with my interim knitting. Next up will be a recently finished project.