The maternity swing coat has been lovingly washed in a shampoo for color-treated hair, and is now resting comfortably on my living room carpet. Project details:
Pattern: "Indigo" by Marianne Isager in Japanese Inspired Knits.
Yarn: Tvinni (merino) and lace-weight wool, both by Isager.
Needles: 4mm.
Ravelried here.
As you can see, the sleeves, hem and collar are in a different dye lot than the body of the sweater. This is because for some reason, Isager markets their yarn in the US in skeins exactly half the size of how they're sold in Europe. I loved this book, but dang, I wish they'd made that clear! Or, barring that, I wish I'd actually read the label on the skein and noticed that it was only 50g and not 100. If you make it, buy double what you think you need. Unless you happen to be in Denmark. Then you may go about your business per prior instructions.
There is also a...design element where I did the color-work differently on one sleeve than the other. The right sleeve was done correctly, with the band of gold going all the way around the wrist. For reasons unclear to me but which may have something with my focus being diverted by a particularly compelling episode of Dexter, I did not continue the gold all the way around the left wrist. This discrepancy didn't come to my attention until the sweater had already been washed and laid out, at which point I reminded myself that perfectionism is a trap I won't fall into into which I will not fall.
To avoid drawing unnecessary attention to this unique sleeve feature, I hope I can count on the wearer to always keep her hands well apart while wearing this garment. No slumping forward with elbows on the table, forearms pressed together. No outstretching of arms and clasping hands with thumbs aligned in the volleyball "bump" position.
In fact, Andra, being pregnant and all, maybe you should just hold off on the volleyball. Parcheesi, Go to the Head of the Class and even Sorry! are permissable, but make sure you drink lots of fluids first and take frequent breaks. Now, if a situation arises postpartum where volleyball truly cannot be avoided and there's a chill in the air that calls for a long sweater, I ask that you "set" and "spike" only. As a favor to me.















































