Sometime in the past year, I saw this yarn on the Daily Dream email from Sundara Yarn, and just fell in love with the color, so I bought 4 skeins. I thought it would make a beautiful cabled vest, and even had a pattern picked out (Caol Ila by Thea Colman). I set the yarn aside until I finished up some other projects, but back on November 9 I caked up one of the skeins and knitted a swatch. It was a dream to knit with. The yarn is Extra Fine DK Silky Merino, and is 75% superwash extra fine merino and 25% mulberry silk. When I pulled the swatch off the blocking square I knew that I wanted to make something simple, in stockinette, to let the glorious subtle colors of this yarn take center stage.
So, back to Ravelry I went, gauge swatch in hand to find a sweater pattern that would work. I found several potential patterns, but in the end I settled on the Adult Acorn Sweater by Kalley Reedy. It is a yoked pullover, with a little bit of decorative stitching after the yoke increases. I have never knit any of her designs before, but the pattern is very well written. I also wanted something mindless for reading and TV knitting, and this checks that box. So, after finishing up my Tahari Tank, I cast on. It has worked up quickly so far.
The neck hole does look small, but I have tried it on, and it fits. It is a crew neck, with short row shaping for the back of the neck. I used the tutorial she recommends in the pattern for the wrap and turns, and then had to find one for that last wrap when you start working in the round again. The link in the pattern takes you to a video on the Knitting with Suzanne Bryan channel, and I found one for working that last wrapped stitch on Andrea Mowry’s channel.
Pattern: Adult Acorn Sweater by Kalley Reedy
Yarn: Sundara Yarn Extra Fine DK Silky Merino
Needle: US 6 (4.0 mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm - for the ribbing)
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