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March 1, 2007
Tiny Swatcher

I usually don't swatch at all - NEVER for socks/hats/scarves/mittens....just seems like such a waste of my limited knitting time.....Don't get me wrong, I have gotten burned by my no swatch method! But for sweaters, I sometimes make a teeny tiny swatch just to see if I'm in the ballpark - and then I adjust from there. So here is as big a swatch as I ever make.... ooops that's a picture of the back of the swatch - oh well, you get the idea.

The scary thing about this upcoming sweater is that NO ONE else seems to have made it. When I am going to make a sweater, I always google to check and see what others have done.....what yarn/needles used, any errors, finished pictures....ANYTHING that might help me along the way. But there is NOTHING for this one.
The sweater is "Cable Sweater" (now there is an original name!) by Kathy Zimmerman (so at least I know it is a great designer) from Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2006. Here is a picture I took of the magazine model since I couldn't find a picture online.

I decided to start with the sleeves since my swatching was questionable....the base is a welt rib stitch. The front and back of the sweater also have a beautiful center lattice cable that melts right into the rib. I am using Tahki Cotton Classic #3774 - Sea Foam on US 5 needles. So far I like it!
Has anyone made this pullover?? or do you know anyone who has made it??? Am I the only one in the knitting world that likes it??

Thank you for all the kind birthday wishes - I had a great day! As for fibery gifts....My daughter Kate (who works next to a lovely yarn shop "Knit Purl" (no web site) in Sudbury, MA) gave me the most beautiful giant hank of yarn....

	This is handpainted Schaefer Esperanza (70% lambswool /30% alpaca) - the color is "Mary Breckenridge" ...8 oz. of bulky weight yarn . I have no idea what to make with it, so for now I just hold it, smell it and wear it around my neck as is! There is enough for a scarf or a hat/mitten combo .....

I also received my prize from SAM2 KAL.....

The yarn is Mama-E's C*EYE*BER FIBER in the gorgeous Autumn Harvest colorway and the pattern is designed by Chrissy and available at Gardiner Yarn Works. BEAUTIFUL!!!

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