Silken spring sweater

Silken spring sweater

My latest Featherweight Cardigan is complete! The yarn is Speck silk, by The Loom, color 11. I used about 6.5 balls of the yarn. I made the body to about 13″ total and the sleeves that long as well. This is a wonderfully light piece. Though it’s my third...
Sneak peek

Sneak peek

The Featherweight Cardigan is coming along. The last two versions I made were longer, but this time I decided to go with something that hit closer to my natural waist, as intended by the pattern. I made it a total of 13″, which is not a cropped sweater for many,...
The third Featherweight is the charm

The third Featherweight is the charm

Once again, I’m making a Featherweight Cardigan. I made one when pregnant with Zooey, and another soon after I had her. Both of those are no longer in my sweater collection. The first one was made with Classic Elite Yarns Silky Alpaca lace weight. The yarn is...

Fall Featherweight

My second Featherweight has been done for about a week. I did not block this (gasp!) because it looked ok when I finished it and I wanted to wear it immediately. I think in parenthood you learn to compromise some perfectionist notions. For example, it doesn’t...

Armed, but not dangerous.

My Featherweight Cardigan has arms. The sleeves only took a few days, and I’m on to the last part. I have about three inches of collar to go, then I’ll weave in the ends. Right now I’ve only got this and the tail on the needles. Maybe I should cast...