[ Insert Jeopardy theme music here ]
Unfortunately, I don't know the answer.
I bought the Blue Sky Alpaca High Neck Cable pattern with the intention of making it using the Suri Merino yarn in the color shown above (listed in the pattern as no.421 Garden), but went to the yarn store to find, no Suri Merino. (I also went looking for this, and didn't find it either)
So instead, I found Louet Gems in Eggplant.
(Let me interject and declare my love for eggplant. In fact, I would admit that a very important reason I married A.K. is because he makes THE BEST EGGPLANT PARMESAN EVER.)
Needless to say I fell in love with the color, and Gems has this lovely pearly sheen. Also, it's machine washable AND dryable. So I gathered up 7 skeins and left. (and left to go to the grocery to pick up some eggplants so A.K. could make said eggplant parmesan for dinner)
The whole ride home, I started thinking maybe I made a mistake. Would the eggplant be too dark? Do I even look good in this color? Gems is fingering weight. Did I want to knit an entire sweater with such a fine gauge?
So I need your help. Should I use the Gems for the sweater, or will I just be disappointed?
Labels: eggplant, high neck cable, knitting, louet gems
posted by Veronica at
4:40 PM
1 Comments:
I think that if you love eggplant you should use eggplant! I also know that if one takes the extra time to knit cables one might like others to really be able to see them. To me, a dark eggplant is iffy in that department. Admittedly, the Suri is amazing yarn. It is a single ply though, so pretty fuzzy and quick to felt I'm betting. The easy wash is quite a lure... Not much help maybe... but whatever you decided to knit, I'm looking forward to seeing it! -kim
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