Beginnings of a Not-So-Shrunken Cardigan

After finishing my scarf, I wanted to start a new project, something big. By big, I mean a sweater. Although I have a few big projects going already (one of which I'm thinking about restarting), I wanted to use some of my new yarn. So yesterday I cast on for Marilyn's Not-So-Shrunken Cardigan from Knit and Tonic.


Not the greatest photo, but it is a top-down raglan and smooshed onto a 24" needle, so there's not much room to spread it out. I'm using Silky Tweed and really enjoying it so far. It's a soft pink with bits of hot pink, white, orange and a touch of grey.

I had to go down three needle sizes to get gauge! Generally, I start out by going down two sizes (apparently, I'm a very loose knitter), but three is a lot. I think I've mentioned before how much I hate swatching, but I really hate ripping more, so I tend to do mini 1-inch swatches, 2 at the max. This method hasn't really failed me yet, so I don't foresee any 4-inch swatches in my future.

Yesterday was spent reading, watching movies and starting my cardi. It was the perfect day!