I finished up my Ashen vest this past Wednesday and blocked it Thursday morning - it is still drying, but it looks great. So yesterday I cast on the Cassie Slipover by Sarah Kaub. I have been searching for the perfect pattern for this yarn set, and came across several strong contenders, but when I saw the Cassie Slipover I knew that I had a winner. Here is the yarn set that I’m using:
It is Sundara Yarn’s extra fine Aran merino, and it is luscious. I wanted a top down pattern, as that allows me to make the best use of my yarn. The very cool thing about the Cassie Slipover is the construction. It has saddle shoulders and when I saw the photo I thought they would be cool to knit in the darkest color, while the rest of the bodice was knit in the lightest color, but once I bought the pattern and understood the construction I realized that the only way to do that would be Intarsia, and I don’t do that. The pattern is only available in German, but it has excellent charts, in fact it has multiple charts for the different sizes, and the instructions are pretty easy to decipher thanks to Google Translate. The first set of charts enables you to work the front, the shoulders, and the back, all at the same time. Once I finish that set of charts I’ll work the rest of the front and the back down through the armholes. There are charts for that, with the armhole shaping already included. I can work those at the same time from both ends of a cake of yarn so that I use my colors up evenly. Once I join in the round it gets even easier. The neck band, and armhole edging will be worked in the darkest color, my standard for working with these gradient sets. The construction of this top makes it super easy to use a gradient set because you don’t need to weigh anything or worry about matching the color changes for the front and back.
Pattern: Cassie Slipover by Sarah Kaub
Yarn: Sundara Yarn’s extra fine Aran merino
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