The lady handed me an empty shopping bag (extra large) and a Popsicle stick (extra licked) marked 40% off. And while I was armed with a plan and knew precisely what I wanted to purchase, it still wasn't that easy. First of all, I browsed through the Inspired Cable Knits books ahead of time and found a couple potential cable projects, but I didn't write anything down. I was able to reference the store's copy of the book, but I couldn't really concentrate or calculate any yardage equations in my head because we really were shoulder to shoulder--constantly bumping into each other and all that. Plus, I haven't shared just how much NOISE a bunch of excited knitters can make. WOW! Just so you know.
It really wouldn't have paid to have done all the math anyway. They didn't have more than 10 balls of any one color of the Felted Tweed. (Teeehee! I just typed "Feltweed" by mistake, but I think that's a better name for this yarn!)
From left, I was able to find nine balls of the gray (159), 10 balls of the plum (145), and 3 balls of the dark blue (133).
The colors are most accurate in this photo from the last post:
Now, which cable sweater do I knit? I've seen and touched finished prototypes of all of the sweaters below and they are all simply beautiful. Breathtakingly so. That's why what you're going to see/read next, might surprise you...
I first considered knitting Gathering Intentions, until I decided that I'm just not feeling it.
Then I looked at Putting Down Roots, but I decided it was just alright for me.
And there's just no "Yo-factor"* in Celtic Icon. The more I look at it, the more I decide that it's just another hooded sweater. I actually cast on for this and knit three rows before I pushed it into the project basket.
I really can't explain it. They're all very fine projects--they're just not what I visualize when I close my eyes and see the Feltweed FO of my dreams.
Sirdar #8445 just might be the perfect cable project though! I just can't decide if I should knit it in the gray or in the plum. Do you think the cables will show if I use the plum? Is that colorway too dark for cables?
I guess there's only one way to find out...
*I might be watching a bit too much American Idol this season.