Cold-weather Wrenna

morgybear
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:50:47 GMT

Make long bell sleeves with leaf pattern at bottom edges.

Increase midsection & bottom to close at bottom rather than top.

Closure: Buttons? Other?

4/23/12
Urgh. Gauge. BLAH.
First off, 13 sts = 7” is not the easiest to math into other options… My Katia Peru is bulky, not super-bulky, and my 13 sts = 4”. So… my choices are

1. Try to re-figure the stitch counts to make it work with this yarn & these needles (15’s look best with the yarn).

2. Try to find another yarn that matches/complements this color and weight to make “super-bulky” weight

3. Find another pattern. Right now I’m trying option 1, we’ll see how it goes. First change, CO 90 stitches instead of 61, and I’m doing 2x2 rib instead of 1x1.

5/8/12
I’ve opted for #3, find another yarn. I went to Dayton, WA, to visit some friends and found some gorgeous Berroco Lustra at the local shop in a lighter complementary green. Luscious. Today, new gauge swatch.

10/3/12
Yeah… So… Summer happened. As usual, I can’t even make myself touch yarn during summer. Just doesn’t happen. So now I’m trying to talk myself back into this Wrenna idea, and the work that it’s going to take to make it into something feasible is daunting. I’ve decided, screw gauge, I’m going to try out the lace pattern from the front and see how it turns out in this yarn. If it looks really good, then I’ll proceed with the rest of the effort required. If not, then I’ll find another use for this yarn.

10/23/12
Um. Yeah. Have I mentioned that when I get stuck on projects, I can’t get myself to start again? Hello, procrastination. All I need to do is sit down with the pattern and try out the lace panels. But so far, nope.