Cypress Laneus in the Pascal Season

Christ is Risen!  Христос Воскресе!  We are nearly to mid-Pentecost (this Wednesday) and our weather is moving into more late spring temperatures.  I was still wearing sweaters all day last week, but it looks like this might be the last gasp of sweater weather, so I thought I better get my newly finished Laneus photographed!  

This was an extremely fast and enjoyable knit.  The pattern is Laneus and is by Teti Lutsak, the same person who wrote the Cinnamomum pattern.  I'm totally enjoying her stuff and love the finished fit.  These are the first yoked sweaters I've made that fit me very well through the shoulders and underarms and don't want to stretch out at the neckline.  My Not A Bláithín sweater is a good fit overall with a good neckline, but the yoke is just a smidge too long so it wants to fold up the excess all the time.  I still wear it a lot, though and highly recommend the yarn, as it wears extremely well.  

The yarn is from my previous Cypress pullover, as I frogged the thing in the fall after being totally annoyed with the fit.  I ended up being one ball short, so had to reorder to finish the hems and cuffs, but for once the different Quince dyelots didn't bite me and it looks pretty seamless.  My only complaint about Chicakdee is that it isn't the best wearing yarn; I had to shave the fuzz off even before I wore it because the original sweater had pilled.  At the price point, I wish it was sturdier, but I'm finding a few other options that seem more robust but still feel nice to wear.

As is probably obvious, I'm into textured work right now.  There was quite a bit of cabling on this yoke and the cuffs and hem, but honestly, it wasn't that bad.  Even though I really enjoy the process of color work, I'm finding I don't wear colorwork sweaters as much as my plain ones.  My next two planned sweaters are the Sarkle and Geo Lace (with a different body shape).  I have the yarn already for both but am working on some smaller accessories right now just for a change of pace.  

I'm not sewing at all right now, except to alter stuff I already have, but I'm probably going to get back to jewelry making soon.  I played around with some designs a week or two ago and it was fun again.  May is always so busy, I try not to make many plans for myself.