When the Diamond Gansey was released from my needles I immediately cast on a new project.
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago I knit a swatch from some Lion Brand Cotton-Ease. I did so because I was curious how it would work for a gansey-type sweater.
As you can see from the photo above, I decided to give it a go.
I am knitting this at a gauge of 4.25 stitches and 7 rows to the inch. I am using a U.S. size 6 needle to achieve this gauge, loose knitter that I am.
The design is another relatively simple one: zig-zags of moss stitch alternating with vertical columns. This is another of my own creations — I charted up the zig-zags and columns for the swatch I knit.
The yarn is quite pleasant to knit. It’s a 50/50 blend of cotton and acrylic and has a bit of stretch and bounce, thanks to that acrylic content. I don’t know how well it will wear, but for now I am very pleased with it and find it a soothing easy knit.
The sweater will be a simple pullover, similar in construction to the Diamond Gansey. It will henceforth be known as the Zig-Zag Gansey.
Milestone
Here’s a photo I snapped of my odometer last night:
I bought this car on February 28, 2004. Clearly, I do not drive a lot of long distances!
Knitting Event
Registration is now open for Carodan Farm’s SoXperience 2012!
And at home, poor Lucy is exhausted from helping me photograph my work over the weekend.