Icey Acer

I have finished "Acer"!   I accidently found out about this sweater when reading The Yarn Harlot's blog last winter where she mentioned she was knitting it.   After finding it on Ravelry and viewing the 200+ knitters who have knit this sweater, I decided to throw my needles into the ring also.

Acer wasn't as intimidating as I first thought.  It was knit on circular needles, all in one piece.  No side seams to sew, which was really nice.  The sleeves were knit on double point needles, so they were the only pieces to sew in.  I'm a chart knitter, and the chart was easy to follow from front to back.

Yarn used:  Sublime Organic Merino Wool DK

This yarn is so very soft and very warm.  It was pleasure to knit with.  It will be one of my most favorite sweaters to wear now.

The buttons are my favorite.  They seem like they were meant to be on this garment.

I started this sweater January 2011, but it was well worth the wait.  I'm always nervous when knitting and sewing a sweater together, and always wait until it's all sewn up to try it on (ok, I may try certain parts on to check length & width), and I was very happy when this fit like a glove.

A HUGE Thank You to Ravelry knitter, katika-imani.   I ran out of yarn while knitting the last sleeve.  Everything else was done, even the button bands.  I needed just one more skein to complete the sleeve cap.  I searched Ravelry for the Sublime yarn I needed in the color and dye lot I needed, and came up with about 6 other knitters who had what I needed in their stash.  I sent them all a message asking if they'd be willing to sell me one of their skeins.  Some needed their yarn for projects and a couple offered to sell me one.  Katika was the first to offer me one of hers and within a week, I had it and finished my sleeve.  Knitters are so cool that way!

I am happy to learn that blogger.com has improved it's way of you inserting photos.  One reason for my sparse updates was that it was always a hassle that it took so much time to get photos into my post.   I hope to update you all more on current (and completed) projects.

Knit On.....