sophy's knits, notes, etc.

To speed up my Kitty Couture™ series, I'll post two sweater reports today. I really don't want to spend too much time on this one, because I really wish I had unraveled this sweater and started anew--It's by far the most boring cat sweater I've ever produced. And, I begin to think it won't fit at all.

Kitty Couture™ Kashmir Aran cat sweater.

Pattern Kitty Couture™ Kashmir Aran cat sweater.
Yarn Louisa Harding Kashmir Aran, 2 skeins.
Needles Size 9 (5.5 mm).

Pattern Description

There was actually so much more that I wanted to do with this pattern--It was supposed to be almost a "cheongsam" in design. But, I just couldn't get it right. In the end, it was just a straight and dull tube. And, because it was the first one I had made in a while, I forgot some of the lessons I learned about shaping from Blush and Chic. Hence, the front armhole section is not tapered (which means, it will probably hang off the cat because there's too much fabric). I used plain k1,p1 ribbing—no fancy twisted ribbing here. I did, however, crochet an edging around the armhole openings.

The Yarn

I actually liked this yarn. It was soft and the color is very vibrant. I think the problem with this lay in my inability to measure how much yarn I would need for the design I wanted. I actually bought a skein of black (to make the edging for my "cheongsam" design), but used that for the prototype to my Lace-leaf hat, instead.