I made a promenade blouse in black and white a couple of years back, and while I liked it initially, I found that the slightly shorter length wasn’t enjoyable for me to wear. So it was gifted to a friend, and I’m making another!
I had Papatya Love DK left over from the Cardigan of Theseus, and some Katia lace from a trip to Bordeaux a looooong time ago. I had bought six skeins as a souvenir, and it turned out the yardage was immense – at the time I didn’t really understand about yardage. I’ve used these yarns together before, to make As If.
Right now, I’ve split for the sleeves and have one full skein of each yarn left. The question is: do I have *enough* left for a whlole jumper? With full length sleeves? Truthfully, I have no idea. On one hand, looking at the yardage I needed to make the last one, it seems like I have more than enough, even taking into account full sleeves and more length. On the other, looking at it with my eyes, it seems like such a small amount of yarn that it can’t possibly be enough. So it’s one of those times where I’m just going to try it and see what happens.
If all else fails, I’ll have to unravel As If to top it up… which doesn’t upset me that much, it doesn’t see much wear. If I do that, though, I’m going to want to use all of that reclaimed yarn. Maybe I’ll just keep knitting till I run out, even if the sleeves end up being knee length?
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