It's A Wrap!

Pattern: Airy Wrap-Around from Fitted Knits by Stefanie Japel

Yarn: Kimono Angora, Louisa Harding yarns - every bit of 5 skeins

Needle:US 11 circular

Completed: May 2008

I never would have picked Kimono Angora for this sweater on my own. However, after searching for patterns using the yarn on Ravelry and having this one came up. And, as luck would have it, I had just enough yarn to make it!

I do love this yarn - it's so incredibly soft. I also really like the vibrant colors it comes in, although I've also had a hard time finding patterns that I think would be suitable for such that very same reason. There's also the shedding factor of this yarn. I won't be wearing dark colors with this wrap anytime soon.

I did make a few mods to this pattern. I shortened the length of the ties considerably. I didn't like the idea of all that fabric wrapping around my middle twice. I ended up completing 7 eyelet repeats on the left tie and 10 on the right. If I make this again I'll make one more mod. I'd make a small opening on the right side of the wrap where you pick up stitches so the left tie could be threaded through the hole.

Although it was a little tricky knitting such a light-weight yarn on such large needles, the project actually went very quickly. I believe I managed to complete it over a weekend.