Falling for the Fall Interweave Knits
I rarely buy the fall or winter issue of IWK, because it is just too hot here for wool sweaters and those issues are always wool, wool, wool. I was having a latte at Barnes and Nobles last weekend and picked up the current issue to browse and fell hard. Usually, there might be one thing that I really like and think I would actually wear. This time there were several. So many that I couldn’t decide which to start with. My favorites were the Tangled Yoke cardigan, Mininimalist cardigan, Mirepoix bodice, Tilted Duster, and the Cinnabar pullover. Previews can be http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2007_fall.asp .
Time to narrow it down! Love the Tilted Duster, but probably the hottest of them and therefore the least likely to be worn much. Cinnabar would need a bit of modification because I can’t stand anything that high up on my neck and would probably really need that lovely soft merino to look it’s best. Wool in a pullover is more ridiculous in this climate than wool in a cardigan, that can at least be removed when in danger of a meltdown. Since the Mirepoix bodice is fairisle and requires steeking, it really needs to be wool, and it’s a pullover. But so cute! Ok, that leaves the Minimalist Cardigan and the Tangled Yoke Cardigan. The minimalist is 3/4 sleeve, either sport or dk weight, and NOT a pullover. I love the simple kimono front panels and the texture. It looks comfy and easy to wear. If something isn’t comfy, I won’t wear it. Tangled Yoke is also a cardi but I’m not sure I will look good in that round yoke style. I need set-in sleeves. I look awful in raglans and this is a relative of raglans. I’d better go with the Minimalist.
….And then I surfed over to Elann to see if they had any suitable yarn and noticed that Mister Joe Blanket was the right gauge for Tangled Yoke, came in the color I wanted for it (stone) and looked oh, so soft. It is 50% wool, but maybe I can get by with that much. It is single ply so I’ll need to be careful on the cables, I think. I guess I just coudn’t resist that cable. 
If you have fallen for it too, the knit-along is here.
