Curly Kauni!
This sweater was so much fun to knit, and I'm discovering that it's even more fun to wear! For the uninitiated, Kauni is a yarn with long color repeats, so it gives the effect that you are physically manipulating the colors, but really it's just the yarn doing its thing. I knit it in the round with one strand in each hand -- my right hand was "throwing" and my left hand was "picking." This is a relatively easy technique to learn, especially if you are naturally a "thrower."
Continental style (picking) is only difficult when you try to purl, and you don't have to purl when you knit in the round.
The original Kauni pattern called for horizontal stripes with little squares -- I found a vertically striped pattern on-line that suits my overly horizontal torso a bit better.
The frog closure was a solution to the problem of the completed sweater being a bit too small for my horizontal self. Although I never would have done it, had I not needed to, I'm liking the way it feels compared with other button up cardigans.
And the ruffles on the sleeves and collar -- what can I say -- I'm a curly girl.
Comments
Why am I just now seeing this?! It is most beautiful. I'd be wearing it all of the time...if I could wear wool, that is.
RM