I'll Knit These

From Rowan #39. I actually liked a few more in the magazine, but these look like things I would wear. I'll knit them in wool, however. For the most part, I'm not really a cotton girl. I don't like knitting with it. I especially detest Summer Tweed, a cotton/silk blend. I love the way it looks knitted up, but can't stand to touch it. The sweater closed with a brooch, Lizzi, I would knit in some Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran that I have stashed. It's fabulous stuff. The dark blue one, Antoinette, I would knit perhaps in Nashua Creative Focus Chunky, a wool/alpaca blend. I've got something in the works in Creative Focus Worsted, and really like how it's turning out. The photo styling in the magazine was kind of interesting to me. I like that the Rowan art directors approach the designs like a fashion magazine. I can't imagine that they expect that someone will wear a sweater just as it appears in the magazine! I find the names of the designs wacky, although I guess you can't just call everything Pullover or Cardigan or Shawl. I've named the designs in my book for pets I have had or known. I have 17 days until I leave for the book shoot! A few more samples to knit and finish, and booking the models. There's a possibility I can get a Chinese Crested puppy to model a tiny sweater for the book! David shot some tests today, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed.