I had been waiting to get a better picture of this. In the ones that Brian took last week, my hair is kind of frizzy and I need lipstick. But if I wait too much longer, I might forget to post about CeCe altogether. So you get a FO picture with my head cropped out.
Pattern: CeCe by Bonnie Marie Burns – ChicKnits
Yarn: Rowan Calmer in Peacock (a discontinued color)
Needles: Size 7 & 8 Denise Circulars/Size 7 & 8 Inox DPNs
Started: May 2007
Completed: August 2007
This is definitely the most wearable sweater I’ve ever knit. I tend to get cold in places that over-air-conditioned in the summer, but it is still super hot outside and I don’t want to be dressed too warmly. So this is perfect…it allows me to wear a tank top or camisole underneath but still keep my arms covered. The 3/4-length sleeves are enough to keep me warm in the air-conditioning, but the lace provides it’s own air-conditioning by allowing air through the sleeves when I’m moving around outside. And once the weather cools off a bit, I can probably still wear it over cap sleeve and 3/4 sleeve shirts.
The only adjustment I made to the pattern was to add about 4 inches of length before starting the shaping on the sides. I could tell from the picture on the pattern website that the original pattern is a bit more cropped than I would want to wear. I think that the length on this came out just how I wanted it.
The pattern was great and easy to follow, but my real rave about this project is the yarn. This was my first time using Rowan Calmer, and I am a big fan. It has both of my two favorite yarn characteristics – its both soft and squishy. I have a thing for squishy yarn. I had originally purchased the yarn to knit Tempting II, and I got a great deal on it because the color was being discontinued. It looks like 4 more colors are being discontinued and are on sale at Jimmy Beans Wool right now. I’m tempted by the price, but none of the discontinued colors really appeal to me. I’m ready to knit with fall colors, like the Cork and Garnet, which aren’t on sale.
I love this!