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7Oct2013: Wove in the last ends on my Wilderness this morning. I’m looking forward to my scheduled photo shoot next weekend. B. literally said, “I want to take the pictures of this sweater” without my prompting, because he likes it so much. He just got me a new camera for my birthday, so I think he’s starting to feel like I won’t need him anymore, but that is so not true!

I did try it on him, I was hoping I could surprise gift it to him. Because it is a k5,p5 rib, it’s quite stretchy and fits. Buuuut, it has no ease at the chest. This would look great if it were a different stitch pattern, but I find that this one benefits from positive ease so that the bobble-thingies don’t stand at attention too much.

I quite enjoyed making the sweater, but the thought of making another one (even bigger) is not appealing. That stitch is a itch!

14Sept2013: And now my dad loves it! I think this pattern appeals to men.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I reversed the stitch, and didn’t realize until I was done with the back! The bumps should be on the stockinette strips, not the purl strips.
Upsides to this “mistake”: seams are matching stockinette instead of reverse stockinette, the bumps are less ‘bumpy’ because they are nestled in the lower, deeper purl strips.

31Aug2013:

I caught my husband playing with the bobbles on the couch when I wasn’t looking! “brrrrup, brrrup”. He loves this pattern and wants the exact sweater in even the same colors. Oops! To tell the truth, it looks like a men’s sweater.

I discovered that Tosh DK was the perfect equal in gauge of Rowan Creative Focus Worsted. This doesn’t surprise me, as I have always considered Tosh DK to be worsted weight, and Tosh Worsted to be aran weight.

As usual with new Rowan patterns, calculate the actual width of the pattern before you pick a size. The 32-34” is actually 37.2”, the 36-38” is actually 41.2”. It’s pretty fitted on the model, and I have a 36” bust, so I chose the smallest size.

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