The Yellow Summer Sweater

Knitting at last! My little yellow summer sweater is finished. Blocked, but not yet worn. I am saving it for the trip home. Good gas station service is a definite with this sweater.

The yarn is a yellow, cotton denim. The exact name is on the label, back at the trailer, while I type here in town. Once home and more organized I'll try to remember to post it.

Knit at 22 sts/4 inches on 4 mm needles, I knit it EZ style. Casting on enough stitches to create a 40 inch sweater minus 10% for the bottom. Instead of increasing immediately after the ribbing, I increased every couple of inches as I knit up to the armholes. Wanting a little cropped sweater, the armholes are at 11 1/2 inches. The yoke gives it another 9 inches or so, making the total length about 20 - 21 inches.

Originally I intended to stripe the yoke a bit, but after reaching the neckline I took a good look and realized that the striping wasn't too creative. Creativity is rampant at the trailer this summer and I have James and Abi to keep up with.

So, the yoke was ripped and an inch or so of slip stitch stripes in yellow and white became my decorative element.

I cast on for the sleeves but only knit a row or two, before putting them on waste yarn. With the yellow yarn in short supply, I left the sleeves to last. There was one ball of yarn remaining when I started the sleeves, so half a ball per sleeve. That gave me about 4 inch sleeves - perfect for a little summer sweater.

I think EZ would be proud except for one thing. It's not wool. Shhhh.