50 Shades of Beige

Well, maybe it’s only two. But one of them is heathered, so there’s really several shades in there, no?

I figured it would probably be a good idea for me to say something about this cardigan before it turns up as a finished object.

It’s made from Drops Alpaca (hey, look – it’s on sale!) and Drops Safran, one strand of each held together. On size 10 needles, it’s working up pretty fast.

I originally bought this yarn to make a different cardigan. But after getting the yarn, I wasn’t too sure I liked the colors I picked together. Then I wasn’t sure I liked the cardigan pattern anyway (or at least, not for me). Off the yarn went to the stash for quite a while.

Since I’m making an effort to knit down my stash a bit, I was looking for something new to knit last week that would use up yarn I already had, and would be relatively quick. I came across this pattern in my favorites, which happens to call for the same pair of yarns.

I’m still not entirely sold on the colors of yarn I bought, but they do make a very nice fabric when worked together. It’s very soft and cozy, but the cotton Safran should help keep it from being too hot.