Wonderful Wallaby.

It seems I have been working on the Wallaby forever, ok realistically it has been two months.     Here is my progress so far: 

Sleeve #1.    Hubby has abnormally long arms.   The medium on the pattern calls for 18 in.   The sleeve in question is 23 inches.   

Main body.   I did the pocket in a contrasting color.   I regret that choice now, but I’m not taking it out.   Attaching the pocket was so cool.    I love the way the pocket looks (excepting the color!) on the body.   Needles are still in. b/c hubby wants it longer.   It seems that I knit and knit and the main body never gets any longer.   Where are my stitches going??? 

Currently, I am on the second sleeve.  Here is where I was this morning.  I am past the increases, so I should be able to finish pretty quickly.   The yarn and sleeve look great with my new mug.   It is from the NC Zoo.   I love the quote.   Lately, I have been thinking worrying wondering about where our world and environment are headed.   That would be another post though, no need to plunge everyone into worse case scenarios! 

I really love the yarn I finally decided on.   For me color and yarn choice seem to be the hardest decision.   The color on this one was easy–husband’s choice–but the yarn was another story.   I finally decided on the 80/20 cotton/wool blend, Cascade Sierra.     It is great to work with, though I wonder about stretching and the weight of the finished product.  I  went with the cotton/wool blend for two reasons.  First, I didn’t think my husband would wear it if it were 100% wool.   Second, I wanted to be able to wash it without too much concern.   Based on the swatch, I should be able to wash and even partially dry without any problems.  

Hopefully, the next wallaby post will be the attaching of the sleeves to the body.