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All the fuss about Bohus....
mood: 
indecisive
indecisiveSo there is a sweater I have been lusting after., and I do know it is pronounced "bo-hoosh" but I could not think of a work to rhyme with -oosh. Well, except douche. And this post will not be involving douche. My life actually does not really involve douche.....but the word cracks me up. Because I am 12.
So the sweater, yeah, back on track. It's here:
Bountiful Bohus
and isn't it glorious? I have the book, I have been threatening, umm, planning to make this sweater for quite some time.
But what yarn to use?! I have a couple of options, all in the stash so in theory, no additional monies need to be spent. This is an option that appeals to me as I am saving up for a spinning wheel, a new deck and possibly a car.
I can do a chocolate brown kettle dyed for the body with two shades of pink for the color work. or pink and cream for it. Or lime and cream against brown....
Or I could do the body all in a muted lime and then do the two shades of pink for the yoke...
When I say muted I just mean not day-glo. it's still quite a perky lime green. Leafy spring green.
My original plan was to go for the green body and pink accents. I have 17 balls of Nashua creative focus superwash ready to go.
But then there are 10 skeins of glorious 100Purewool merino.....
here are my options:
And option 2:
The Nashua is superwash, so less worries about felting.and I have over 3500 yards of it, so I am sooo good to go on yardage.
The 100PW is oh-so delicious, though. AND this sweater is steeked, which means I will be knitting it all in one piece and then...sit down...I will be cutting it up the middle. I know, it makes me catch my breath, too. But the grabby non superwash wool might be better for my first steeking project. I am close to the limit on yardage, though, but I think i should have enough. i could alwys cheat a bit and do a band of the pink around the cuffs and hem if I had, too. I cannot get more of the 100PW as their colorways are a bit of a crapshoot on the best of days since it really is all done by hand, and I don't think it is always the same hands and it can REALLY vary.
So here is where I am:
NASHUA:
PROS:
machine washable
pretty green
I have 2 shit tons of it
nice, basic yarn that should give me a sweater to last for years
less pilling
already wound into tidy balls
pink and lime is my favorite color combo
It probably won't itch because it is superwash
CONS:
not as sticky as regular wool for the steekage
it's a LOT of green on a fat girl
A fat PASTY girl, the green will reflect on my face to some degree and could make me look....greenish. Or act as a concealer for my pink cheeks in winter. oooh this could be a con and a pro...
100PUREWOOL:
PROS:
it feels like malabrigo
really pretty semi solid brown loveliness
The color name is chocolate lace. Wearable chocolate!
probably more practical than lime green and will last for years, but I'm also probably going to still love green and pink for a long time.
I just freaking LOVE this yarn.
CONS:
It will pill like 27 bitches
the variegation might be just a bit much for the sweater
I was eyeballing the chocolate lace for a second Lady Sweater because I have way more than enough yardage for that.
I really really like the green and pinks together!
I need to figure this out and then I want to cast on!
