I'm Still Here! I'm Still Knitting!

 

It's been quiet here on the blog, but I've been busy knitting.  I finished a pullover and I love it.  This is Ambiente, knit in Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in the Dopamine colorway.  The shaping of this sweater is oversized and boxy - kind of like Relax - but it's not as wide as Relax is.  It's also knit top down in one piece where Relax is knit bottom up and then seamed.  Ambiente has a little bit more scoop to the neckline, long sleeves, and a split hem.

I changed the edging and I didn't do the pocket, but the rest of the pattern is knit as written.  The edging used in the pattern was curling like crazy in this yarn, and I just didn't really think it would block out (I didn't actually try blocking it, so it might have settled down, I just didn't trust it).  I redid it using K2, P2 rib instead and that worked out just fine.  I was pretty sure the pocket wasn't going to show anyway in this yarn, so I just left it out.  I think it could be cute in a more solid or tonal type of yarn.

Here's a picture of what the yarn looks like close up.  I love this colorway!  Remember a couple of years ago when I said I liked the new speckled colorways that were showing up in yarns at the time and how I thought they'd be great in socks and small projects but I didn't think I'd want to knit a sweater out of them?  Clearly, I've adjusted my thinking there!