savannahchik on the road: August 2006 Archives

Seems like everyone has Rhinebeck on the brain this week.

I've missed it the past 2 years but this year -- I'm going, damnit. And I'm gonna wear a new sweater.

even if it kills me

I think I know what I'm going to make. I've sketched it out. I've charted the center design motif. I just have to pick the yarn.

I bought a couple of balls of Reynolds' new yarn called Whiskey. It's a pretty, tweedy wool. But, the front of the sweater is going to be stranded and I think it's too heavy for stranding.

So, I want to use a tweed yarn in a DK weight. I'm considering Rowan Felted Tweed. It's tweedy, it's soft, and I've wanted to use it for a while now.

It seems like it would be lightweight and comfy. I'm a bit concerned about it being extra-warm because of the 25% Alpaca content.

If you've used it -- what did you think? Or, any other suggestions (other than *not* attempting a DK-weight partly-stranded sweater 9 weeks before Rhinebeck)? I have a good 6 weeks before that kind of reasonable logic sets in.