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A few weeks ago I borrowed this pattern booklet from my friend Cindy. She knit a Sanpoku and it came out so cute that they asked her to teach a class on it at the yarn store. I decided that it’d be perfect for me in my current bodily incarnation. Because it’s actually kind of a shrug, I decided to knit mine on 9s, instead of 8s, to try for a roomier fit. I’m also using Berroco Comfort instead of either Touche or Ultra Alpaca. Comfort is 50% nylon, 50% acrylic, so I’m really interested to see how it washes and wears. So far, I really like the feel of the yarn, it’s soft and squishy. Doesn’t feel “fake” like some acrylics can.
Here in waaaaay Southern NM, we don’t have but 3 or 4 months of sweater-wearing, and even then it’s not wool. Unless that’s what you wear as your coat. It’s still in the 80s this week! It’s been getting down to the mid-40s at night, which has been so awesome for sleeping! Even though it’s still 80, it’s 20-30 degrees cooler than it was this summer, and is starting to feel like fall! It’s so exciting to actually have the energy to get around during the day. Something about not sweating a gallon of water on the way to the car is just invigorating!!
Here’s the zoom-out of the photo above. Harvey likes to watch me take pictures.
I really like having something stockinette to knit while I’m in the middle of doing other stuff. I find that if I take a total break, it’s hard to get back to making knitting time, but if I just switch to the easier project I keep going.
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2 Responses to “Sanpoku”
That is a super cute sweater. And I’m sure you have a great shawl pin that will make it absolutely stunning. Easy knitting really is the key to sanity. I can’t believe it’s still in the 80s there - we had snow last weekend!
That is really cute! I need to knit something on needles larger than 2.0mm right now.