Potential Cardi

Can you believe I cannot find a picture of this thing online?

Can you believe the crap they put on that harmless little sweater?

I am thinking about making this cotton sweater without all the crap on the shoulders/chest.  Just a simple cotton cardi. 

My beloved Cozy is the biggest thing I've knit so far.  I am in love with a few different cabled cardis, but thought I should try a simple one before jumping in with both feet as it were.

No, I don't know how to cable, but let's worry about sleeves first and cables later.  Okies?

The body is done in one piece and it's listed as being a beginner/easy sweater.  That's what I need.  While I can make hats and socks without a pattern and have been knitting off and on for over 25 years, I'm still learning.

With the help of the wonderful man I love, I think I know how much yarn I need. 

Yes, I did hunt down the yarn they used for it, but I'm sorry... I'm not going to spend fifty bucks in yarn for something I'm not totally sure I can make.  Plus I'm currently feeling cheap.  :p

~Rants Ahead~
How can DK yarn be a standard weight, but differ in length?  Shouldn't all DK yarn weigh the same?  Or am I even more naive and sheltered than I ever thought?
And... am I supposed to be doing the yarn maths using yardage or weight?  Or should I just order a busload of  yarn and make doillies for everyone out of the leftovers?  Who wants a doillie?
~Rants Over~

I had found two yarns.  One by default... KnitPicks Crayon.  I just got their catalog in the mail and noticed the cotton yarn.  Not great color choices, but still it's cotton DK yarn.

The other I found thru a knitting blog... somewhere...

Elann's Collection Sonata.  It seems to be more of a crochet thread type of thingy, but that's what the cardi in the picture looks like, too.  Much better colors over here, btw.

I had a wild and very cheap thought of doing it in Sugar&Cream, but I swatched with some yesterday and could not stand it.  Plus I think that kind of yarn would be very shapeless and baggy.  Not what we want.  Plus the Sugar&Cream people do not put yardage on their packages and I already have a headache.  No, I cannot get a cone in a color I could live with.  Nor would a single cone be enough yardage.

Oh, and I have a similar looking cardi from high school days.  I wore it the other morning while watering at the crack of dawn and realized how much I like it.  It's made of a more thread-like yarn, too.  I think that's why I'm thinking about going with the Sonata.

Now I just have to pick a color.

Comments

[Susan]

I think Sugar and Cream would make a heavy coat rather than a pretty sweater.

What about cotton for babies?
It's thinner and lighter. Or maybe Plymouth's Wildflower DK. They have some pretty colors and it's not expensive...of course I don't know how much you need. But the label says it has 50 gm/137 yds. I think I paid about 3 dollars a skein. But LOL I didn't make a garmet. Rather I doubled it and made washcloths (hahaha) for my bath. They're soft and nice and don't really shrink. Oh wait, I just read the label again..it is 51% cotton, 49% acrylic..that's probably why. I really like your choice of patterns but agree with you about the embellishment

[Susan]

me again...just back from the elann site. WOW wonderful colors and a great price too. I'm tempted to just order one skein so I can touch it *G*

[Cathy]

OH I think you can make it. You need to have more confidence in your knitting hon. Have you ever seen Salt Peanuts - this sweater is great http://www.interweave.com/knit/interweave_knits/soc/files/Salt_Peanuts.pdf

[Bonnie]

I like the Knitpicks Crayon texture! Have you also thought about a cotton blend? My issue with 100% cotton is that the knitted garment can sometimes really stretch out of shape. Just my two cents :)

[Ann]

Turning cartwheels across your blog today...

Ponder that visual..I'll wait.

I like the pattern...muchly.

[Ann]

Turning cartwheels across your blog today...

Ponder that visual..I'll wait.

I like the pattern...muchly.