The Reason I Need Brainless Socks

When I finished my Growing Cardigan, I started another cardigan - The Evening Dew Cardigan.  I'm working on the upper back now, and while the stitch pattern isn't super complex, it does take more mental bandwidth than I have some evenings.  It's knit top down, from the shoulder cast on, but I've got to finish the back and knit the fronts before I can join at the underarms and work back and forth. (Also, I should note that the provisional cast on in the white yarn is the shoulder edge and the working edge is at the top of the picture, so yeah, upside down.  I'll try to do better.)

I'm knitting it in Berocco Ultra Alpaca Light in color 4294 - Turquoise Mix.  I love the Ultra Alpaca line of yarns (except the fingering weight one - fine? sock? - it's splitty and drove me nuts).  I think it's the perfect blend of wool and alpaca: you get the bounce of wool and softness of alpaca and it just feels really good to work with.  This weight is a sport weight - finer than a Dk, but heavier than a fingering weight and the weight of the fabric I'm getting will be perfect for our climate here.  I also like and have used the worsted weight Ultra Alpaca and enjoyed that too.  There's a chunky/bulky weight that I haven't used (because, Texas), but I bet it's great as well.

Have a great weekend!  I know the weather is crazy all over the place so stay safe!