Playing in Traffic

As you know, this sweater idea came to me about a week ago.  I had to drop everything, blogging included, and make it happen.  Whew, glad that's over.

 

I call the sweater Playing in Traffic for the obvious reason... the highlighter yellow yarn is growing brighter with each wearing I think.  It's my new favorite sweater.

 

I wore it to the Yarn Harlot event in St. Louis earlier this week.  It's a flattering shape for sure, but the color is what gets the most comment.  Like, "Wow... not many people can wear that color."  

I happen to disagree.  You might not be comfortable wearing this color; I mean you have to own it not let it own you, but I haven't held it up to anyone that it didn't flatter their coloring.  Seriously.

Thanks, by the way, to Kara for taking a few pictures.  It being my new favorite sweater, my inclination is to wear it every day.  It being a color you can practically see from space makes wearing it every day a little conspicuous.  If it was, say brown, I could wear it all the time and no one would notice.  

That's the only downside I can come up with in regards to this color.  

You'll remember the idea behind the piece?  Executed fairly accurately, I think.  The difference between my sweater and Boxy is that the back of my sweater is about 7 inches longer than the front so I had to create side sections that transition between those lengths.  It's pretty easy, when you have a large gauge swatch, to create shapes out of a given yarn using math and stitch counts.  Knowing how different stitch types behave is helpful too, as well as knowing how this yarn will be have.  It's pretty drapey so I had to use a slipped stitch edging on my garter border to pull the hem in slightly.  I wouldn't try this with a yarn that isn't either superwash or has some silk or rayon content.  

Will I write out the pattern?  No.  I am not a pattern writer.  Would I help you create your own version?  Absolutely.  It'd be a fun class, wouldn't it?

Did I mention that I love this sweater?  Oh, I did?  Well, then.

Comments

[Brynne]

Love it!!!! I would totally love to figure out a pattern for myself.

[Sarah @ Beauty School Dropout]

I LOVE IT! I love bright yellow and wear it quite often, and you're absolutely right, people ALWAYS comment on it. That is an awesome sweater. I love how it combines knitting and crochet, too!

[Katy Swift]

That is stunning! I've just discovered your blog but will be checking on you regularly to see what other fabulousness you create.