Fireworks Pullover

Remember all that black Merino with Sari Silk that I spun?  Well last week I cast on a pullover with it!  I'm calling it my Fireworks pullover because Fireworks was the name of the fiber and I started knitting July 2, right before the Fourth of July weekend.

When I started spinning the fiber, I decided I wanted to knit another Ambiente with it because I love my first one and I thought a black one with all the colored speckles would be fun.  I did some sample spinning and then washed my skeins and knit small swatches with them to make sure I was going to get the yarn I wanted.  Then I spun and spun and spun.  I've got more than enough finished yarn to knit my pullover and I've probably got enough to do a wrap of some kind as well (which will pretty much go with anything in my closet).

This sweater is knit from the top down but you start with the back and knit down to the underarm and then pick up again at the shoulders for the front and knit that down to the underarm.  At that point, front and back are joined and you just go around and around to the hem.  The shoulders and neckline are shaped by short rows.  What you see above is part of the back, but it's rolling on itself pretty enthusiastically so it's kind of a shapeless rectangle at the moment.  Trust me, it will look more sweater-like when I start adding the front.  Also, it's black so it's really fun to photograph!