Behold, the glory of KnitPicks Merino
Diego insisted on using this modeling opportunity to flirt with a certain family of dachshunds. Here he is with the back of a sweater I’m calling Isa in honor of the character who inspired it.
I’m making the pattern up more or less as I go, based on a sketch I did. If it works out well, I’ll post the pattern here. If it doesn’t…well, we’ll just chalk it up to a learning experience, won’t we? The yarn is a darker mossy green than the print catalog led me to believed. I like this color, but it isn’t what I had originally imagined for this sweater. There will be some striping on the sleeves, so hopefully that will go a long way toward perking the sweater up.
The KnitPicks Merino Style I’m using is really nice to work with, and makes for a soft, springy fabric. I used two and a quarter skeins to make this 18.5″ back. At $2.29 a skein, this is going to be insanely cheap for a 100% merino sweater. (No, I’m not getting any kickback from KnitPicks. Wouldn’t that be nice? Hey Kelley! I happily accept yarny bribes!)
I also picked up some of the Sock Garden yarn and look forward to trying that. The next time there’s room in my yarn budget I want to get some of the Wool of the Andes. Has anyone tried that yet? How is it? How does it compare to the Elann Highland Wool?
Hi there …. Let me first of all say, I love the title of your blog, and I love your blog! I just got some Wool of the Andes and I’m literally knitting with it as I type (okay, but close to it… it’s on my lap). Overall, it’s really nice … more like Cascade 220 than anything, pretty springy, definitely soft, and I’m slightly uncomfortable with it at 4.5 sts and I think it’s better suited for 5 sts myself … but it’s great! Colors are really nice. I haven’t yet knit with Elann’s Peruvian, so I’m not sure about the comparison there, although *somewhere* I think I saw someone say that they were pretty comparable. More on my blog if you’re interested … Can’t wait to try merino style next! Can’t wait to see how your sweater turns out, too!
Posted by: Jenifer
I love that color, darling. Hey, you feeling better about the other day? What happened?
xo
Posted by: Rachael
Mmmm… green. And quite a saucy dog photo, there.
Posted by: Iris
I love how you caught Diego mid-slurp!
Posted by: Norma
Diego’s such a supermodel! What a pose 🙂
Posted by: Vicki
That color will look great with your fiery head!
Posted by: melanie
hubba-hubba! WOOF! thanks for making me laugh yesterday!
Posted by: Lisa, Mike, Jack, Della
Also love the mid-slurp pic. Perfect timing. But you’re kidding, right? 5.5 sts to the inch? Shoosh…. maybe if I doubled it…
Posted by: TrickyTiricot
Hi there …. Let me first of all say, I love the title of your blog, and I love your blog! I just got some Wool of the Andes and I’m literally knitting with it as I type (okay, but close to it… it’s on my lap). Overall, it’s really nice … more like Cascade 220 than anything, pretty springy, definitely soft, and I’m slightly uncomfortable with it at 4.5 sts and I think it’s better suited for 5 sts myself … but it’s great! Colors are really nice. I haven’t yet knit with Elann’s Peruvian, so I’m not sure about the comparison there, although *somewhere* I think I saw someone say that they were pretty comparable. More on my blog if you’re interested … Can’t wait to try merino style next! Can’t wait to see how your sweater turns out, too!
Posted by: Jenifer
I love that color, darling. Hey, you feeling better about the other day? What happened?
xo
Posted by: Rachael
Mmmm… green. And quite a saucy dog photo, there.
Posted by: Iris
I love how you caught Diego mid-slurp!
Posted by: Norma
Diego’s such a supermodel! What a pose 🙂
Posted by: Vicki
That color will look great with your fiery head!
Posted by: melanie
hubba-hubba! WOOF! thanks for making me laugh yesterday!
Posted by: Lisa, Mike, Jack, Della
Also love the mid-slurp pic. Perfect timing. But you’re kidding, right? 5.5 sts to the inch? Shoosh…. maybe if I doubled it…
Posted by: TrickyTiricot
Nice green – what color are the stripes? The lighter green fabric on the chair offsets it nicely, I must say.
February is the Yuck Month. Hope you’re feeling better.
Posted by: mindy
Is that the Moss color? Because I got the exact same thing!
Diego–what a pin-up! Sexy beast, that dog.
Posted by: EM
Adorable pooch.
I’ve got the Andes wool at home, haven’t knitted with it, but I have played with it a bit. It seems to be a little more tightly spun then the Elann yarn. I do like the colors quite a bit. I purchased a brown, gold, red, and green in the warm section to make the cover sweater on the Winter Interweave Knits. I’m quite anxious to get started, but since I have 5 projects waiting to jump on their needles, that one will probably have to wait just a bit.
Posted by: Rebekah
I am knitting with the Wool of the Andes right now and I like it quite a bit. Someone in my knitting group last night said it felt a lot like Elann’s wool, but I haven’t used that so I don’t know exactly.
For $1.79 though you just can’t go wrong. My gauge is 5 stitches per inch with size 7 needles and the fabric turns out great looking.
Love your blog!
Posted by: Brooke
Was Diego licking your sweater? You know those Italian boys!
Posted by: Silvia
He certainly is a flirt! Lick-smooch to you, too, Diego.
That colour will look fabulous on you. I’m all for more green sweaters in the world.
Posted by: alison
OMG Cari, that yarn is a deal! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for!! I don’t know what to do; I feel like buying up all colors I can’t believe it! How did you find this? I must get better at finding yarn deals.
Posted by: kaarin
I’m really into green right now, and I love the shade you picked out there. And thanks for the tip from knitpicks; most of the good yarn deals I get online are thanks to recommendations by online knitting buds. Gracias, Cari!
Posted by: Becky
I love that green! I want to buy a sweater’s worth of Knitpick’s yarn, but I am having a terrible time choosing between colors and yarns. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Posted by: Nicole
Nice green – what color are the stripes? The lighter green fabric on the chair offsets it nicely, I must say.
February is the Yuck Month. Hope you’re feeling better.
Posted by: mindy
Is that the Moss color? Because I got the exact same thing!
Diego–what a pin-up! Sexy beast, that dog.
Posted by: EM
Adorable pooch.
I’ve got the Andes wool at home, haven’t knitted with it, but I have played with it a bit. It seems to be a little more tightly spun then the Elann yarn. I do like the colors quite a bit. I purchased a brown, gold, red, and green in the warm section to make the cover sweater on the Winter Interweave Knits. I’m quite anxious to get started, but since I have 5 projects waiting to jump on their needles, that one will probably have to wait just a bit.
Posted by: Rebekah
I am knitting with the Wool of the Andes right now and I like it quite a bit. Someone in my knitting group last night said it felt a lot like Elann’s wool, but I haven’t used that so I don’t know exactly.
For $1.79 though you just can’t go wrong. My gauge is 5 stitches per inch with size 7 needles and the fabric turns out great looking.
Love your blog!
Posted by: Brooke
Was Diego licking your sweater? You know those Italian boys!
Posted by: Silvia
He certainly is a flirt! Lick-smooch to you, too, Diego.
That colour will look fabulous on you. I’m all for more green sweaters in the world.
Posted by: alison
OMG Cari, that yarn is a deal! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for!! I don’t know what to do; I feel like buying up all colors I can’t believe it! How did you find this? I must get better at finding yarn deals.
Posted by: kaarin
I’m really into green right now, and I love the shade you picked out there. And thanks for the tip from knitpicks; most of the good yarn deals I get online are thanks to recommendations by online knitting buds. Gracias, Cari!
Posted by: Becky
I love that green! I want to buy a sweater’s worth of Knitpick’s yarn, but I am having a terrible time choosing between colors and yarns. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Posted by: Nicole