After I finished the So Faded Sweater, I had every intention of doing something quick and easy, such as hat, to get some much needed instant gratification. That’s what a normal person would do.

However, it turns out that I am not a normal person. I am a sweater person.

As I was still finishing up the So Faded Sweater, my favorite yarn store, The Cat and Crow, announced that they were going to offer a class called “Yeeks! Steeks!” at the beginning of October. So naturally, I finished up the sweater I was working on, brought it to the shop to show off the finished product, and in the same visit, signed up for the steeks class, and bought another sweater’s worth of yarn. Life is good, isn’t it?

I still thought that I would make a quick hat before my big trip, and then take something small–like socks–with me to Australia and New Zealand. However, Melissa, one of the owners of The Cat and Crow, then told me everything I needed to  know to get started on the sweater so that I could be much closer to actually steeking for the first class session. So alas, I started it right away and will now be lugging a sweater around Australia and New Zealand. But it’ll be beautiful, and fun, and that’s the point, isn’t it?

The pattern is Bergitte Cardigan by Kristin Drysdale, and my yarn of choice is Cascade 220 Superwash for the main color, and my hand dyed blue gradient for the contrast color. I’m super excited to see how this one turns out, and learn a new skill in steeking! This will also be my fourth adult sweater since I knit my first sweater in October/November 2017! Check out the rest of my sweaters here and follow my progress on this particular sweater via my Ravelry project page here.