Once I had finished my Seascair Cushions and Blanket I swatched for the Bunny Wishes Sweater, and cast on last Sunday. This is one of the projects for the Fleece & Harmony Canadian Collaboration series. There will be four this year. The designer is Canadian, the yarn is Canadian, and if you get in on the kits, you get a Firefly Notions set of stitch markers in a matching tin, and she is also Canadian.
The designer is Sarah L. Kelly of Grey Owl Knits and I just love her color work patterns. I have several in my library, but this is the first one that I have knit. The yarn is Wildwinds and it is absolutely lovely to work with.
I really do enjoy color work knitting, there is something addictive about it, but it does require my attention - it is definitely not mindless television knitting. Still, I’m making pretty good progress.
The pattern is extremely well written, with instructions for all the techniques used as well as links to videos, and color as well as black and white charts. I’m using colors that are very close to the original design, so I’m using the color charts. I have everything set up in my knitCompanion. There is short row shaping at the back of the neck for a better fit. The pattern calls for wrap and turn, but I used German short rows, my preferred method, and did an extra round after resolving all the double stitches before starting the color work.
I am almost done with the increases on the yoke.
Pattern: Bunny Wishes Sweater by Sarah L. Kelly
Yarn: Fleece & Harmony Wildwinds
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm, for collar and cuffs), US 2.5 (3.0 mm)
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