Eris Collar


Eris Collar

Originally uploaded by dormousie.

I’m not sure why I’m doing this to myself. I don’t tolerate wool very well, I’m hopeless at following diagrams, and I have the attention span of a gnat. So it sounds like a really good idea to start on an adult-size cardigan with cables and charts and knit in wool, right?!

Whoever said that knitting is not a form of masochism was dead wrong.

I have to say, this is fascinating stuff. The pattern is Eris, and it’s … well, intimidating. The pattern is 40 pages long because of charts and two variations of the sweater (pullover and cardigan). The charts are like a foreign language and I feel stupid. I took this picture because I was just proud of getting through six rows of the collar!

As for the wool … I don’t know what’s possessed me. This sweater just needs to be knit in wool, and I would love to have it as another jacket to wear during what passes for winter in Houston. (It would also be handy for springtime jaunts to colder climes, I’m thinking.) We’ll see how I deal with the wool as the project progresses, though. I’m already itching on the hands and neck. I am determined to get over this wool thing, though. I’m hoping it’s not fully an allergy (although that doesn’t explain the nose/throat closure in yarn shops) and that it’s just a skin sensitivity.

Hope springs eternal, and knitters are ever delusional.

January 14, 2006 | Filed Under Eris 

Comments

2 Responses to “Eris Collar”

  1. margo on March 8th, 2006 1:33 am

    One word: Alpaca!!! Many people with wool sensitivities do well with Alpaca. And it’s lighter weight and softer, too. Good, inexpensive natural colored alpaca can be had from The Yarn Barn (and I have no affiliation with them, I promise!)

    Your ERIN looks GORGEOUS. I’m longing to make one but I’m intimidated by it. And I’ve done cables and short rows before!

  2. Erin on March 8th, 2006 10:21 am

    That’s a really good idea … I think I’ll try alpaca the next time I order for a sweater for myself. It’d be nice to have warmer sweaters in something that wouldn’t bother me!!

    I’m loving the Eris. I actually just picked it up again last night, and I was flying through more of the collar. I can’t wait to get it done!