Knitting Kninja

Pattern: Joelle’s Favorite Yoke Sweater
Ravelry link:
Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy
Needles: U.S. size 2 24″ circulars (Susan Bates, I think) and Knitpicks dpns, also U.S. size 2
Size made: XS, with modifications to be extra smaller
Yardage: Guessing, but about 750 yards
Modifications: Smaller needles than called for, waist darts, garter ridges around waist ribbing.

I am in love with this sweater. It rode up during the photo shoot, apparently, but be assured that in meat space, the waist actually sits on the waist, and the fit and feel are marvelous. I was a bit concerned about the idea of what is, essentially, a wool tee shirt, but the fingering weight yarn means it’s not too warm most of the time, and the fact that it’s wool means it actually counts for something when it gets cool. I may need more wool tee shirts.

I stupidly didn’t move my hair aside and so you can’t see the short row shaping on the shoulders, but it’s there and useful. Better fit and all.

On an entirely vain note, pulling back my hair for the pictures revealed just how grey I’m getting around the temples, and I think I actually really dig my grey streaks. The fact that they are streaks is rather appealing, and I have to say that if it continues this way, I think I’ll be a pretty kick ass old lady. Of course, it’s probably ultimately a bad sign for my hair color that I’m this grey and not yet thirty, but I can live with that if I get wicked looking long grey locks out of it.

I had a lot of random thoughts I was going to include here, but I’m sleepy, and this is just supposed to be pictures that I promised earlier, so I’ll save the random for later.