karen's knit in contemplation

Back to Nevada

Getting a good picture of this sweater-in-progress was difficult.  The yarn is from Britain, some ancient cone of 2-ply yarn, probably more suitable for weaving than knitting, forest-green heathered with siena.  I just love it, actually, and am really enjoying twisting it into a fine gossamer web following the Jaeger Nevada cardigan pattern.  It knits fairly quickly and the pattern is very easy, everything's done in groups of eleven stitches.  I added some stitches on the sides to make it wider, since the needles and yarn I'm using are somewhat smaller than what the pattern calls for.  They call for 4.0 mm and I'm using 3.5, knitting the largest size, plus the extra stitches.  I'm thinking of it as a decorative, rather than a utilitarian, garment.  I'll keep trying to get a picture that reveals its true rich color.  At least this shot shows the pattern and near-laciness of the product.

As some of you may know I'm writing a novel that takes place in Nevada, yet it was sheer serendipity that this happened to be the Jaeger pattern I liked best to knit up with one of my skinny British yarns. I have several other cones on hand to play with, in future.  Also, surprisingly, my husband just loves this pattern, and every time he sees me working on it he says, 'Beautiful!'  That's kind of nice! 

jarngerd complete

  Well, it's finally finished, and the weather is perfect for wearing my new light-weight sweater.  It's just the right level of warmth for the kind of weather we have around here a lot.  It's not really cold, but it's not quite warm either.  A light-weight or mid-weight sweater is just right.  Now I only wish I had a couple more.  I'll have to make myself some more cardigans, (not jarngerds, one is enough), so I have choices. 

Complaints?  One.  The shoulders of the sweater tend to slide down, making the v-neck opening wider and wider.  It could look kind of sexy, but it actually feels kind of annoying, and also does nothing for keeping my neck and upper back warm.  No matter how I arrange it, my upper back is exposed.  The cable looks good going across the upper back, however, so I guess that's the perk.  i particularly like the sleeves and the cuffs.


I actually finished the sweater two weeks ago, sewed up, buttoned, etc., but then I came down with the flu.  I haven't had even a cold for over two years, so it kind of floored me to be down for the count for the better part of two weeks.  I've been working on the leaf-and-acorn edging for the baby georgia blanket, and also have gotten back to my jaeger 'nevada' cardigan - both of these projects are really fun to knit.

Bela is looking like quite the buddhist master in this shot, wouldn't you agree?