My main concern since I announced I am attending the Maryland Sheep and Wool festival was a question of what to wear.  It must be something knitted of course, but Maryland in May?  Not sweater appropriate weather!  No, I need something that will be appropriate for the likelihood of heat and humidity (and now, it seems, rain).  I also felt a need to do something new to mark the occasion, so before I left for Arizona I culled my stash for an appropriate fiber.  My addiction to wool and alpaca left little choice in the matter…I had some skeins of SWTC Twize left from my store inventory.1  Now what to make?  After browsing through Ravelry I settled on a pattern I have wanted to make for a while.  Sahara.  Although the gauge wasn’t quite right I cast on right before we left.

Modifications:  Lots.  I stuck with the same size 6 needle throughout (pattern calls for switching between 2 sizes for the edging).  I chose the XS size since my gauge was much bigger than what the pattern called for.  I did more waist shaping and shortened the overall length.  Some how this still came out looking like the pattern, fits perfect and is super cute to boot! 

So now that you know what I’m wearing, I should be easy to spot.  The fact that I’ll be with a gorgeous redhead and an equally gorgeous brunette (my sisters) should make me easy to find too. Please stop and say hello!  We’ll be stopping by the Ravelry meetup on Saturday too (in the rabbit building May 3, from 11:30 - 1:00 pm).

1. I’m not sure why this yarn never really sold well for me because I really like it.  It has great colors and fabulous drape.  I also used it to make my Coachella. [↩]