Oscillate: Yarn Along

Working on an Amy Herzog sweater pattern this last little while.  I changed the cable pattern to a straight 6 stitch cable, two back and one front cable, as it was easier to remember the stitch pattern with all the increases and decreases for the waist that way.  (I also didn't care for the look of the original cable pattern)  I've had to frog bits of it back here and there, and my knitting at the frogged lines is a little uneven, but I'm hoping that will fix itself with some careful blocking.  I'm also confused as to why the increases/decreases happen at either side of the cable panel; it makes them much more obvious, and I think it would work better at the edges, but I'm not quite confident enough in my knitting pattern hacking skills to just change the instructions as I go.

The color is a really deep mallard blue, and I'm happy with it.  It is Patons DK Superwash, but it doesn't feel like any other superwash wool I've worked with before.  Feels more like straight up wool as the yarn isn't particularly soft. I do have another cardigan that is similar in feel and I can wear it without itching to death, so I think it will be okay with something under it.

I also finished this little capelet a few weeks ago and I really love it.  It's the first thing I've made for myself that I really love and wear (well, except those gauntlets from earlier in the fall--I've worn those a ton too)  I used KnitPicks Billow yarn in Comfrey, and size 11 needles, and the texture is so interesting.  It is a useful garment and I've worn it quite a few times already.  I've got yarn to make a wool version as soon as I get a bit further on the Oscillate sweater.

The yarn is spun with differing thickness (fingering up to super bulky) so that produced a nice textured piece.  I do think I'll make the ties a bit shorter on the next one and the collar a bit wider as this one the collar wants to flip up some.  I'm curious to see how it comes out in wool as the cotton in this one makes it very floppy (which is fine).

Not reading anything worth writing about--just researching an essay on the history of tissue patterns and sizing guidelines and getting frustrated with the faulty logic of some writers in this area as well as the sketchy information available.

Linking with Ginny for Yarn Along!