It's an exciting day for me as a knitter. I knit a sweater in just over two months and it fits. It even looks good. I wore it out to dinner tonight! Like so many of us, I struggle with never-enough-time-to-knit and not always being able to translate a pattern into something that fits well and looks good. I feel like I've made a lot of progress in the last couple of years and I'm really happy with this one.
This is Mithril. It's knit in my own yarn, Elliebelly Chemise, a silk linen blend in a sport weight. I used five skeins, down to the last little bit. But, if I had followed the length suggested in the pattern, I could have done it in four. I opted for a longer, tunic style. This little twist is all of the yarn I had leftover. So happy to have a win at yarn chicken!
The pattern is well-written and very straightforward. Mithril is a sweater a beginner could knit, but the sweet cable detailing was enough to give me something to look forward to and keep knitting despite the miles of stockinette.
This is the perfect "wear it with everything sweater." I had it on tonight with a long, white silk skirt but it looks equally good with jeans and leggings. I like it enough that I would consider knitting a winter wool version, possibly with a higher neckline.
This sweater is so comfortable that I really don't want to take it off — in fact, as you can see, I've already gotten one good nap in while wearing it. It feels great to have knit something I know I will wear over and over. The original idea for this sweater came about because I had a similar white linen sweater, minus the cables, that I had worn since college and it finally wore out. I'm guessing this one will last as long as the original. Linen wears like iron and even with a gentle steam blocking, the fiber has already softened and opened up.
The original yarn was very pretty, but I'm even happier with the finished sweater. It's good to be a knitter.
