Hi! This should be a fun knit, and I especially want to see what everyone else comes up with. It's kind of killing me that I don't get to do any of the pretty cabling for a long time yet.
I started the cardigan earlier this week, so I'm currently working my way through the ribbing. I'm using Knitpicks Palette in Garnet Heather. Although I don't know how comparable it is to the suggested yarn, it does seem to fit the basic requirements (wool yarn with which I can get the required gauge). It's not especially soft, but I like it. It doesn't hurt that the total cost of the yarn comes to under $20.
I had to use size 3 needles to get gauge, which surprised me, since I usually am either right on with the suggested needle size or a bit too tight (so I go up a needle size). It makes even less sense when you consider that Palette is actually a fingering weight yarn, while the Rowan Felted Tweed is sportweight. Maybe it's just that I haven't been knitting that long, and my knitting style is still changeable.
I posted a progress photo here.
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I am using the Rowan Felted Tweed, and I had to go down to size 4 to get gauge, so I'm glad to hear I'm not alone.
BTW, where did you get the pattern for the Glasgow scarf? That looks so pretty!
The Fall 2006 Interweave had a Glasgow Lace sweater, and I just used the lace pattern from that with a few stitches in garter stitch on the edges.
what a beautiful color!! I always have to go down a needle size or too since I switched to continental. otherwise my knitting is extremely tight and so hard to work with!
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