I finished this up this past Wednesday, knitting while watching PLY Guild videos - Season 1, Foundations, the episode on spindle spinning, which mostly convinced me that I don’t want to do that (even though spindles are such a beautiful and simple tool). As a side note, I’ve found the videos to be extremely well done, and useful, and am happy that I backed them on Kickstarter, and am a lifetime member as a result. But back to knitting. I love how this came out. I know the yarn label says “Super Sock”, but maybe it really should be called “Super Soft”. It has a wonderful drape, and also feels very light. The top fits me perfectly, just the right amount of ease and length. I even have the perfect set of jewelry to wear with it. I honestly think it was the perfect yarn for this pattern.
The colorway was a two-skein set by Sundara Yarn, inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. I did not do any of the patterning in the main colorway (the blue) knowing that it just would not show up, but I love the way the different blues stripe, and the contrast between the darkness of the top half and the light and airy bottom half. It is just dreamy. I went up a size, knowing my gauge did not match the pattern (I had more stitches and rows per inch than the pattern called for), and added extra length in the bottom half (after chart E). I had plenty of both colors, although I did use more of the blue.
Pattern: Kaya Tee by Megumi Shinagawa
Yarn: Super Sock by Sundara Yarn
Needle: US 6 (4.0 mm)
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