An old FO-- Vine Yoke Caridgan

So this is an old finished object from at least three months ago, but I only got around to taking pictures of it in the past week.



A Ysolda Teague pattern. I was fascinated by its construction (starting along one button band and then going around your body, with short rows for the shoulder raglan/shaping) and while I'm glad I did it, I'm not sure how much wear I'll get out of the sweater. I knit it out of Malabrigo Twist which, while soft, seems very likely to pill. Also, this is a short-sleeved sweater (I already lengthened the body and sleeves by eight stitches). If it's cold enough to wear a sweater, a wool sweater, shouldn't it be long-sleeved? And it's a lace pattern. If it's cold enough to wear a sweater, do you want holes in your sweater? So it's kind of a spring sweater. Except that I'm in Southern California, where everyone wears flip-flops and shorts nearly year-round. And this is my own personal problem as it's a lifestyle thing, but this is kind of a dressy sweater. And I love its dressiness, I think it's pretty and dainty and something you'd wear to church or brunch or something semi-formal (to me if you bother going to church, you should bother getting dressed, I'm offended by people who talk about going to church in sweatpants) except that I don't go to church or brunch or anything semi-formal. I have two young children, so almost everything I wear has to be guaranteed to be something I can handle getting saliva, urine, feces, vomit and food on.

But that's not the sweater's fault. I should have made it out of Dream in Color Classy. It wouldn't be as soft, but it would be much more of a workhorse.