I really love Hightest's garden. A lot more than I love NaKniSweMoDo number seven. Which is finally almost finished. Just have to re-do the buttons since they are placed not quite exactly right. If I seem a little surly about this one, it's because I am surly. It took a long time to knit, with many false starts, and it's not gonna be a favorite. In fact, it took so long to knit that I thought it was the eighth sweater in the series, not the seventh, until I checked back.
Here's another shot, and a little more of the garden.
This pattern (Rav link) is very ingenious, and a pleasure to knit. The shaping, lots of well-placed short rowing, is just novel enough to offset the monotony of the stockinette, The relative unpleasantness of knitting with Euroflax, a twiny and irritating yarn, was offset by the fact that it that actually does wash into a soft and sensuous fabric. Which is what everyone said. And best of all, I have two skirts that are perfect for this sweater, so I know it will be worn.
All in all, tho', I'm very happy to be on to my next sweater. And very happy that we just had two days without rain.
