Spring Rowan

Rowan 47 has been here for a little over a week.  As usual, on first inspection there were numerous things that caught my eye, but as I peruse the magazine I notice that first impressions are oft deceived by pretty pictures, not particularly what will actually work for me.

 Here are the things I like, and would really consider knitting someday.

Relax.  I already have the summer tweed in a nice turquoise color to knit this.  I can see this so easily with soft linen pants on a casual summer day.

 Sedate is a beautiful cardigan knit from kidsilk haze and fine milk cotton.  I love the contrast in textures and patterns on this cardigan.  It looks like it would be a pleasure to wear and I love the graceful sleeves.

 Harmony is another beautiful cardigan, one that I initially passed over, although I really don't know why.  I think it was the color in the photograph.  Oh the sweater looks lovely in this photo, soft and feminine, and perhaps that was the problem.  It looked too soft and feminine and classic for me.  But I kept coming back to it, and the more I came back to it, and looked at the pattern and the diagrams, the more I knew I really liked this pattern.  I would just do it in a stronger color.  The pattern calls for purelife organic cotton 4 ply, but it would also be lovely in a fine wool, or perhaps even more of the Blue Sky Alpaca Silk.  I am really in love with this Blue Sky Alpaca Silk.

 Lastly I am very attracted to a crocheted sweater, even though I haven't crocheted a sweater in nearly 20 years.  Merry is designed by Marie Wallin and is knit in Lenpur Linen.  Usually, when I love a crocheted sweater I am later disillusioned when it starts to crop up on Ravelry.  That does not meant there are not exceptions.  I crocheted sweaters long before I learned to knit.  Still, I think I will wait and see how it turns out before I jump in.  Besides I have plenty to knit on my queue.

Comments

[materfamilias]

Funny, I rarely see enough, in browsing through the Rowan spring/summer, to justify buying it. I'm beginning to realize that says something about my personal style preferences, although I've yet to pin down what that is. For one thing, I seldom love the colour stories, but also the shapes don't seem to appeal much (cropped or ending at the waist is not so good for me). And while I like some lacework, I often find the Rowan summer lacework verging on the fussy. (As well, they often style lacework sweaters over lace on the underlayer.)
I think this is because I'm too short for so much detail, but you've made me want to go back and look through the last few summer Rowans and see if I can pin it down more.

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[Monique]

Lots of lace there! Pretty pretty pretty!!!