Fall ‘06 IK
The new Interweave Knits arrived, and I’m pleased with it. The number of knit-worthy sweaters mean that I’ll have to hurry up and finish the goddamn FLAK, as I only like to have one sweater on the needles at a time. (Let’s take bets on how many more needles I’ll break before I finish it.)
Noteworthy designs, in order of appearance:
- Jodi Green’s Gatsby Girl Pullover is very pretty, and I wonder if my stashed Jo Sharp DK would be suitable.
- The web pattern, Northern Lights Jacket (PDF), is gorgeous, but to knit it, I’d have to overcome my fear of steeks and zippers. Steeks and zippers, oh my!
- I was just about to list a lot of dark blue Peruvian Collection Highland Chunky on eBay — literally, like, an hour ago. Shirley Paden’s Wanderlust Hoodie put a stop to that.
- Can Evelyn Clark do any wrong? The Swallowtail Shawl is yet another sweet and simple shoulder shawl from her needles.
- Sharon Shoji’s Glasgow Lace has potential — I like the stitch pattern and the neckline — but it makes the model look chunky. If a sweater makes a professional model look chunky, I’m not touchin’ it.
- The Alchemy Yarns design in the ad on page 91 is freaking me out.
- Veronik Avery’s Weekend Pullover is a work of art, and I can’t wait to cast on. (I said this about her Zig Zag design in Knitty a few years back, too. I hope to have better fortitude this time.)
- Did I say I was going to knit the Wanderlust Hoodie with that Peruvian Collection yarn? I meant I was going to use it for Ann E. Smith’s Sienna Cardigan.
This is the best IK in quite a while. Where did I put the FLAK, anyway?
Edit later in the evening: I’m not really sure why I thought the Spartan Pullover was a raglan, given that there’s a clear and obvious schematic showing that it’s a drop shoulder. Let me modify my comment: while it’s an attractive design, I’d not only have to downsize it, but I’d have to change it to a raglan or a set-in sleeve design. That wouldn’t be too hard, either.
