Well I had a bit of a rough start with this sweater since I failed to pay enough attention to the hip dimensions and after several inches discovered that it was much too narrow. So I ripped it out, did some math, and stared over. Then I forgot the ribbing on the sides and instead of just dropping those stitches and picking them up in the right stitch, which would probably have been faster, I ripped out again. Now I'm up to about 6.5 inches with the correct width and side shaping. I think I'm going to have to stop and weave in the tails which I normally don't like to do because it impairs further ripping out but the ends are expanding and getting fuzzy and I think it would be wise to weave them in before they get worse. I didn't realize silk could get so fuzzy but I guess it is only partly silk so presumably it is the wool that is getting fuzzy.

Having just made a pullover from a Vogue that was full of errors I've sworn off Vogue (again) and picked out a more simple Interweave Knits pattern instead. I knitted up a gauge/swatch yesterday and I think there is enough going on with all the color changing in the yarn without adding fancy cabling. This pattern has nice clean lines including a hem, which I've never knitted before, and shaping for both the waist and the cap sleeves. I've only knitted about and inch and a half so far but I like how it looks. Here is a link to a photo of the sweater. It's from Spring 2007 and it's called the Slanted Neck Pullover.

Ok, I think I know what I want to make but before I get myself knee deep into another crazy project involving making an entire sweater out of sock yarn and size 3 needles or some equally insane idea I'm going to post what I picked here and let the idea settle a bit before I actually start. I might also knit up a swatch and see how it looks but I haven't gotten around to that yet.

The pattern is from Vogue Fall 2006, and is from the 'Gray's Anatomy' collection.

Here is the yarn, its Manos Del Urugua silk blend and I really love the colors. I've had some experience with silk stretching a bit during blocking so I'm thinking I might actually knit up a guage square and block it before I start knitting.