Swatching. All weekend.

Moving right along on my "Build a Sweater " project.

   I swatched the entire weekend.

Feather and Fan..

  This is a worsted weight.

And Aran weight.

Compare the two?

I have a few different things going on here. The black swatch is a traditional six stitch repeat feather and fan, over four rows. Although I like the chunkier look, I'm thinking I'll need a bit more drape for this sweater. I swatched the black in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran...more for the yarn content than the weight.

Green swatch is a worsted wool. In this swatch, I modified the FF pattern to a four stitch repeat. I moved the purl row under the eyelet row, and threw in a few more rows to work the repeat over six rows.

Like this:

Row 1 k1,* k2t (2 times) yo, k1 (4 times), k2t (2 times)* repeat.

Row 2 Purl

Row 3 Knit

Row 4 Purl

Row 5 Knit

Row 6 Purl

I'm leaning toward this one. 

Yarn is the next question. I am craving Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK. Craving it, I tell you. I've actually bought two different yarns this week, and they aren't doing it for me.  I may have to go with a simple wool for budget reasons, but I'm open to suggestions!

Comments

[sprite]

I like the green one better too.

[Dorothy]

Yup, I agree. The green one just looks prettier!

[Beth]

I like the green one, too. I think it looks more like the sweater. I don't have any yarn suggestions for you, though. I need to learn more about yarn.

[Jody]

what about something with some silk in it to help witht he drape? like silky wool (elsebeth lavold) or louisa harding grace? and i will get that mesh lace, etc to you ASAP-today was nutso!!!

[Denise]

Wow! You are girl on a mission. I do like the second swatch in the green.

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[amanda]

I am finally catching up on my blog reading!!! Wow, you are moving right along with this. I like your modified feather and fan - go with that.

Hmm. Yarn. I like the worsted better than the aran, which should leave you with many choices (I think). I agree with Jody that silk blend would be nice.

[Elizabeth]

I like the worsted weight swatch better. It looks more feather and fan-ie to me. :)

Is the silk/merino blend from KP ww? I can't remember. That might be a good option though - it's nice and drapey.

[kathy b]

Oh I am just learning to substitute. I don't know! But I like the look of the green one most. Thanks for the body lotion best. I may need to ask Santa for some.