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• Pattern: Yosemite, Spring 08 Knitty
• Yarn: Knitpicks Comfy (75 cotton/25 acrylic) in Honeydew, 8.5 skeins
• Gauge: 8 spi in cable rib (unstretched), on US 6
• Size: 26″ bust, for 8″ negative ease
• Time to knit: 3 weeks in July 08  

I love so many elements of this design… the cables, the shawl collar, the cap sleeves… seemed the perfect summer top for work, where I’m always freezing under the AC.  Comfy worked out great, spot-on stitch and row gauge on US 6 needles.  The pattern is very detailed.  My only mod was doing a few less rows (and decreases) above the armholes… the 26″ size as written involves enough rows to surpass the schematic armhole depth.  I frogged about 4 rows on each shoulder piece and now it’s fine.  I probably could have gone a size down, but at least this way it’s very comfortable.  One thing to note: if the collar is bound off too tight, it won’t lie properly.

Thoughts on the yarn… I love it!  It’s so soft and squishy.  Occasionally while knitting, I found little extra tufts of fiber that pulled off easily.  At a looser gauge, I might be concerned about Comfy’s durability, but on size 6 needles, it should be fine.

There are LOT of stitches on the needles when you’re working the body, and it got tedious at times, but I’m glad I persevered and finished this… it’s cute!