I love my Wednesday night knitting group. We’ve been meeting at our local Panera Bread every week since last August and I’ve gotta say, it’s a great group of girls. Some of us are new to knitting, have been knitting for years, work in super smart science/tech jobs, but we all share a love for the craft and gathering to trade ideas and get inspiration. Forming this group initially on Meetup.org is one of the best things I’ve done since moving to the city – I’m so glad we all met!
I’m calling this cardigan my “Knit Night Cardigan” since the yarn I’m using for this project was purchased at a LYS using a gift card that the girls chipped in and gave me as a thank you for starting the group – they’re the sweetest! (Funny enough, the LYS is across the street from where we meet and they have a knitting group that meets every Wednesday as well. And there’s a bookstore in the shopping center where we meet that has a Wednesday night knitting group. Wednesday is a knitting night I guess!) I’m using Sublime Yarns Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK, which has such a nice feel and stitch definition, but it’s a little on the splitty side if you’re not careful and paying attention to your knitting.
I’m really enjoying the knitting on this project, which is originally called the Whole Wheat Cardigan by Alexandra Charlotte Dafoe. It’s not mind-numbing stockinette and it’s not overly complicated that I can’t talk while I’m working on it. The above picture is my progress so far on the back, but I’m actually further along than what you can see above. I’m right at where the neck shaping takes place, and then it’s time to bind off and start the fronts.
And yes, this really is a shockingly loud pink yarn. Perfect for all of those black and white dresses and tops I’ve been sewing!
Looks great, just started a knitting group myself and checking out an evening one tomorrow. Looking forward to knitting myself a few hats and cardi's.