A while back, I cast on this. I have been eyeballing this cardigan since last fall. And while I love the original red, my wardrobe is bereft of a black cardigan. On the lookout for some black yarn, I stumbled into my LYS and into their sale nook. Hiding behind some truly ugly novelty yarn, I found 10 (!) balls of Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora at 60% off. All black, all the same dye lot. My only concern is having enough yarn because...
... according to the ball band, each skein is 90 meters, so I have 900 meters; but
... according to Ravelry, each skein has 79 meters, which bring my total to 790 meters; and
... according to the pattern, I need 900 meters to knit the second size with a 35 1/2 " bust.
What to do? Knit on anyway!
I knit a gauge swatch, washed and dried it and weighed it, just in case I need to frog it for the yardage, and bravely started the first sleeve.
This is the back. I'm about 8 inches up and I just started the second ball of yarn. I hope to complete this piece with only 3 balls.
Wish me luck!
Monday, August 4, 2008
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