Next Sweater, Part II: Materials

(I lied about posting this next part Thursday. This morning found me with way more time to play online than I anticipated. You can now expect the third part to show up on Thursday instead.)

You would think I would select sweaters to choose between by searching Ravelry for those patterns that fit the yarn weight and quantity I have. But you’d be oh so wrong. Not one to apply logic at the start of a new project (only to later rely on logic alone to govern all actions related to possibly doomed project), I simply looked through Knitty and the Twist Collective and all of the books and magazines I own. That’s where that list I gave last time came from.

But it’s about time I own up to my poor decision and take a real look at which sweaters I could actually make using those 880 yards of gorgeous chocolate-colored worsted wool. My research turned up the following information for yarn weight and yardage requriements for my size (roughly 35″ bust).

These sweaters are not really recommended to make in Worsted so they’re out:
- Henley Perfected (DK/Sport)
- Refined Aran Jacket (Sport)
- Tangled Yoke Cardigan (DK)
- Rowena Cardigan (Sport)
- Pioneer (Sport)

Next criteria, can make using only the yarn I have (which may require shortening). That knocks these out:
- Cinnabar Pullover (1078 yards)
- Caftan Pullover (1568yards)
- Supernova Pullover (1505 yards)
- Daily Sweater (1400 yards)
- Hermia (1350 yards)

So, what’s left? Well, the list went down by half and the winners today are:
- Cabled Bandeau
- Bianca’s Jacket
- Cabaret Raglan
- Hey, Teach!
- Fair Enough
- Shalom
- Mr. Greenjeans
- Wicked
- Bad Penny

Next time: answering the elusive “does this work for me?” question.