I spent last night knitting with friends. They are the salt of the earth. If you aren't part of a knitting group, do not rest until you find one, for you learn more by sharing with other knitters in real time than you can imagine. Knitting can be a VERY social activity, and I although I suspect it is pastimes like these that keep isolated people sane, they also enhance group get togethers.
At any rate, I love my Knit Night friends. I LOVE THEM!!!
When I chose colors for this next Nordic sweater, I went with my favorite blue and yellow, which makes me feel good when on anyone, especially a wee person. The white was hard to decide on, and many of you came into the shop and voted for the peach (!), but my hand put the white in when I wasn't looking.
The bunny has become less stylized, and the stripe placements altered so the color exchange flows, but other than that, this is the same sweater as the red one.
EXCEPT, I am using two strands of Dale Baby Ull.
The gauge is ALMOST the same, a tad bigger, and I am using the same size needle as with Heilo. Dale Baby Ull doubled wants to be 5 stitches=1", and I am knitting at 5.5 stitches=1". We will see what happens when I wash it. Because of the superwash treatment, superwash wools tend to stretch once wet.
