I’m currently gearing up for the So Faded Knit Along (KAL) at The Cat and Crow. The pattern is a sweater called So Faded by Andrea Mowry, and….*dun dun dun*……it calls for fingering weight yarn.

That would normally be enough to scare me off, but I had recently finished the squirrel shawl for my mom, so that was giving me a boost of confidence. On top of that, on my last sweater (worsted weight), I knit the body of the sweater TWICE…and survived. I more than just survived, really, because when I finished that sweater I was immediately itching to make another. So I was feeling pretty good about myself.

I’ve known they were offering this KAL for a while, so I’d also had some time to scope out some of my favorite projects on Ravelry for inspiration:

Therefore, after my adventures in Yarn Dyeing last Saturday, I was feeling ready to take the plunge. Rebecca, one of the owners of The Cat and Crow, was super helpful. They had some pre-made kits for the sweater, but I wasn’t in love with any of them, so she helped me go through a number of iterations of various combinations and permutations of pretty yarn, until we finally came up with a winner:

I’m very excited about it, and my gauge swatch came out the right size, so I am feeling ready to go for the start of the KAL this evening.

Happy knitting!

P.S. If you are a fellow Raveler, here is my Ravelry project page.