The past couple of weeks of have been some of the most stressful in memory. Knitting an easy thing for a few minutes at a time was just about all I could manage. Luckily, just that little bit enabled me to finish the green version of Something Silver. Garter stitch is very soothing, no thinking just doing. I just knit until I ran out of yarn.
The green yarn is from the stash, it’s Lana Grossa Merino Big Superfein. It’s a nice yarn to work with and it knit up a bit stiff for me in this pattern and needle size. But when I washed it the drape came out. Lucky for me I must say. This style of sweater lends itself nicely to a bit of swing and drape.
The pattern is good, as you would expect from Veera. Nothing weird or complicated and error free as far as I could tell. The only mod I made was to make the sleeves a bit shorter since I didn’t have enough yarn. In fact I knit the pocket backs in burgandy yarn. It’s actually a cute little detail when it peeps out during wear.
The buttons are from the button box, so this really is a green version of Something Silver. Sadly, it’s about a million degrees outside so this will be a cardie for after sundown. Thank you fog!
Looks like a nice, versatile piece. The pockets are a cute touch!
This is lovely, I can imagine you’ll get a lot of wear out of this.
I love it!! You did a wonderful job!!
I love me some garter stitch too, it’s what I was knitting while I read this post!
That looks really beautiful on you. Nice job!
It’s wonderful! Another winner!
I hope things improve soon. That kind of stress is so difficult to deal with. If you ever wanna talk, you know where I am.
Oh, and could you pretty please with cashmere on top send us some delta breezes? It’s Africa hot and smoky here. We are not pleased and need a freakin’ break.
Super super cute, lady!!!
Sorry about the stress ;(((((
It looks great on you! Hang in there!
Wow, turned out great and suits you perfectly! Sorry about your stress, I had a few months like that about 6 months ago now when I returned back to high-stress work. Not fun. Hope yours gets better soon……