I love poetry. (I know — this isn’t a poetry blog, but I will make a connection.) One poem I’ve always been fond of is Calmly We Walk Through this April Day by Delmore Schwartz. I especially love the last few lines:
May memory restore again and again
The smallest color of the smallest day:
Time is the school in which we learn,
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Which brings me to my latest project, Timetable, designed by Andrea Sanchez. It was published in the Spring 2015 issue of Interweave. It’s a clever design. The pattern that follows the raglan lines on the front continues down the side and then, through short rows, wraps to the back for a shirt tail hem. (It’s then grafted in the middle.)
It was a fun knit, if a little slow. There is an error in the pattern, which affects the number of repeats one does across the back. You get to do fewer — the numbers and directions work out if you just realize that you do 1 or 2 fewer repeats. The designer is aware of the problem, so I suspect that there will be an errata available in the future.
I knit this out of Hazel Knits Entice, which is a merino/cashmere/nylon blend fingering weight. Very nice to work with. The color I chose is Cinnabar, a glowing ember of a color. Timetable. Red. You see how I’m linking this to the poem, right?
My sweater fits me perfectly — always a nice surprise. I wore it today with some kick ass red sandals and black linen cropped pants and felt very stylish. Don’t disabuse me.
Love the sweater! Love the color!
Comment by Mimi — May 26, 2015 @ 6:24 pm
Oh it is just gorgeous!! The detail is wonderful (& my favorite color!!)
Thanks for sharing this with us, too.
Comment by Barb R. — May 27, 2015 @ 7:18 am
Your work is just about perfect! This color is so rich looking. Beautiful sweater.
Comment by pkett — May 27, 2015 @ 9:13 am
I love the sweater. Where did you get the form?
Comment by Jennifer — May 27, 2015 @ 9:58 am
I bet that looked great with cropped pants! I get such a kick out of the fact that if I can’t think what I want to make next, I just come here to see what’s up. I always find, without fail, something in one of your posts that I want to make. Thanks for the great blog!
Comment by Laura — May 27, 2015 @ 9:42 pm
Well, I’m not the first to say it, but I still will – LOVE the color. Beautiful. Just enough variation to make it rich and interesting.
And I’m sure you were — stylish.
Comment by Pam — May 28, 2015 @ 2:14 am
Very cute!
Comment by Nora — May 28, 2015 @ 10:14 am
Generally, I dislike asymmetrical clothing, but this is a really pretty sweater and a great color choice (bravo). Your asymmetry looks a bit less extreme than the original (maybe because of the pattern error?), which makes it much more attractive, I think.
Comment by PurrlGurrl — May 28, 2015 @ 3:05 pm
Love it!
Comment by twinsetellen — May 31, 2015 @ 11:31 pm
Love, love, love — so much that I just found the same yarn on a Rav de-stash (colorway = Portobello) — and as soon as it arrives, this will be on the needles.
I love to follow you ladies — and only hope to look as ‘stylish’ as you!!!
Kath
Comment by Kath — June 14, 2015 @ 2:21 pm