Number Ten.

As you may have read about in this post, I have a list of things that I'm trying to get done over the next few years. Over the summer I started another item, but it wasn't until I was in India that I finally finished number ten:

Knit a Sweater.

I got the yarn for it on Vinalhaven Island over the summer and it was, in fact, from Woolwich, Maine. Represent! It was labelled navy, but because it wasn't mass-produced in a factory it has pretty obvious variegation of color between blue and gray, especially between the different skeins.

I used the "Pert Classic Pullover" pattern from Lion Brand Yarn (It's on Ravelry.), which was a good beginner pattern, but it's kind of a lame sweater. It's almost painfully basic and doesn't really have much shape. I think that the pattern was for making 3/4 length sleeves, but I didn't realize that til after I'd made it and added several inches to the sleeves in order to make them (almost) long enough for my arms.

Knitting away on the trip to Ooty.

As I said, I started it over the summer, but I only finished the back piece before I left. I brought it with me as something to work on while I was there, and it turned out to be a really good choice. There were hours in cars, on trains, and during home stays where I had nothing to do and whiled away the time knitting. And as it turns out Northern India is COLD in December! That is what finally prompted me to finish it up during the last week there-- I was freezing! And it really came in handy for Nepal too!

Finished product in Dehradun.