Nothing to feel blue about here...

After finishing my Clapotis I am now ready to tackle a new project. I have decided to work on the Hourglass Sweater from a book written from a New York City yarn shop called Purl Soho called Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. This sweater represents a couple of firsts which is why I finally decided on it: first sleeves, first raglan style, first knit in the round.
I went back and forth on whether or not I was going to use the pattern yarn (Noro Cash Iroha), whether or not I would buy the decided upon yarn online or in a store, and what size I would make. In my Google search for the yarn I came across a knitalong blog for the sweater that was very informative. There were quite a few comments regarding the sweater being larger than they needed so I was torn as to whether I would knit the smallest or the second smallest. I decided ultimately on the second smallest but I think I am going to have to work with Nancy (knitting instructor) on altering the sweater so it fits perfectly. For example I know I am not going to knit as many rows prior to the decrease rows because I like my sweaters to fall above the hip bone and from what I can tell this one won't.

Off I go and I can wait. I decided on a beautiful light blue. As my winter is spent almost exclusively in black pants I thought this would be a nice combination.