Best Ever Knit

Posted on | September 2, 2007 | 4 Comments

What a great topic for a post – I’m borrowing from some other great bloggers! I read Ruth’s best ever, and from there went on to read from zigzag stitch – great stuff, both of them.

My best ever knit to date is my dear Hot Lava Cardi from Blue Alvarez. It’s one that I don’t wear in public very often, due to the incredible amount of pillage, but when I want my comfies (you know what I mean – the exact socks, old jeans or sweatpants, shirt(s) &/or sweater – that outfit you reach for when what you want more than anything is to be toasty warm & comfortable), this is the sweater that I pull on.

Hot Lava was my first ‘real’ sweater – for me this meant sleeves for some reason. The sleeves themselves? They are much too long by most definitions, but I like them that way. My hands are perpetually cold, and the long sleeves help keep them warm. I’ve learned that I can’t cook it in, however, because I will inevitably get a sleeve in the soup.

This sweater was my first and only experience with Manos del Uraguay, and although I love it to death, it pills awfully here. Every so often I de-pill it, covering the bathroom floor with fuzz – I love this sweater enough to warrant the effort.

I love the dark green variegated colors, I love the long sleeves, and I don’t mind that it doesn’t cover my belly because I don’t have a problem with belly warmth – just my hands (and my feets!) In the winter, I tend to be found on the couch, wrapped in a blanket to my waist and wearing my sweater on top – only when I’m reading or snuggling with The Sweeter though, I found that the sleeves tend to get snagged on my knitting needles.

Now if only the temperature would drop by about 30 degrees, I could actually wear it.

So, I’ll end with the same question from zigzag stitch & Ruth – What’s YOUR best ever knit & why?

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