The Next Sweater
I sat down tonight to do some election night knitting while watching the results. I decided not to work on the sweater I’ve been working on for, well, way too long. Instead, I decided to work a little more on my “next” project.
I’m planning to knit myself a Shawl Collar Jacket by Wendy Baker, from Knitting for Him.
This past weekend I picked up two different color balls of yarn for this project. I knit several gauge swatches to get the needle size right, then I focused on deciding which color to use.
The choice was between Dark Grey Welsh and Black Welsh (which is actually a bit on the red side). I really thought I was going to prefer the Black Welsh. But after knitting the swatches, I’ve changed my mind. I think the cables really stand out better with the Dark Grey Welsh.
Like I said in my last post, I’m not allowing myself to buy the yarn for this project until after I finish my current sweater project. So, this is all I’m going to do for right now.
I just might knit a larger swatch of the Black Welsh, just to make sure. We’ll see.
