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| To celebrate my Spring Fever, I went virtual Stash Diving and put together some alternate yarns that would look FABULOUS! in the CeCe Cardi… | |
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| Almedahls – Cotton Lux | Brown Sheep – Cotton Fleece |
| Butterfly – Super 10 | Cascade – Pima Tencel |
| Classic Elite -Provence | Debbie Bliss – Cathay |
| Diamond – Cool Linen | Elsb Lavold – Cotton Patine |
| Estelle – Young Touch | Filatura di Crosa – Brilla |
| ggh – Bali | Goddess – Carmen |
| Jaeger – Trinity | James Brett – Kool Kotton DK |
| KnitPicks – Shine | Nova – Sari |
| Patons – Brilliant | Patons – Washed Haze DK |
| Reynolds – Saucy | Rowan – Calmer |
| Rowan – CashCotton | Sirdar – Breeze |
| Twilley’s – Freedom Cotton | Vittadini Marissa |
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25 Replies to “Tuesday, April 25, 2005”
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I’m planning on using Brown Sheep cotton fleece for mine. I also have some TLC cotton plus though…
I’m making one right now out of Cotton Fleece – yum!
The TLC? I think a little too heavy for this pattern – it is really almost an Aran weight – I disagree with its labeling. I made a sweater from it last year and it can go to 18/24.
That CeCe is a very cute design. Nice work!
Cascade Sierra is almost identical to Cotton Fleece and at least in my observations a little less money as well.
CeCe is a fantastic design! Very chic with just a bit of flirty girl thrown in.
I have Breeze and Cotton Fleece in my stash. Yay!
What a cute sweater!
I am totally in love with CeCe and just might head to the LYS to get some thing suitable as there is no DK in my stash. It’s a must knit for summer!
Fabulous pattern, my dear!
I have several of those yarns in my stash, though they are supposed to be for other projects. Then again, it’s always good to have an excuse to buy more!
I feel a reshuffle coming on…
Yay on the Breeze Karen – where did you get it?
Anybody else know of any cotton/microfiber DK yarn? I am on a blend search…
I got the pattern lastnight and love it! I have 4 balls of Calmer, which would be perfect :)
Love it!!!
But….are you a very loose knitter????
I’ve swatched with several yarns now and can’t close to gauge on the size 7 needles, had to go up to a size 9 with the Rowan Calmer and the fabric was so “flimsy” feeling. I know it’s lace, but should the gauge swatch in stockinette be “lacy” as well??
Heading to the LYS to see what I can find!
The Calmer: I am an average tension knitter. The fabric in mine wasn’t flimsy – but Calmer does makes a soft knit. Rowan patterns always have you start with a size US 8 needle, so maybe using a different type of needle can tame that gauge – Inox Teflons are great. Or Bamboo? The Calmer was totally out of control for me with Addis the time I tried to knit the Audrey sweater with it.
I found some luxuriously soft light worsted Pima cotton / baby alpaca blend yarn that I just love: Catalina – 60% Baby Alpaca / 40% Peruvian Pima Cotton!
Great color selection and soft hand.
I think the fact that I have just enough Butterfly Super 10 for this project should be a sign. I have a feeling I’d get a lot more use out of CeCe than I would for the project I actually bought it for. Hmmm.. I wonder what I could wear with a deep fuschia version of CeCe :-)
thank you for the substitution suggestions! that will save some of us from pulling all of our hair out. i love this pattern.
A designer who makes beautiful creations AND suggests alternate yarns? I think I may be faint with joy. Bonne Marie, you rock my world. :)
ohhh, I have some Provence….didn’t want to buy yarn but if I have enough, this would be a great project for the Provence.
that’s a lovely pattern, and a nice photo of your stash diving results! But I have always been a sucker for pictures of other people’s stash!
Thank you, I have some King Tut in my stash that I can use. Can’t wait to get started. It is such a lovely pattern, Bonne Marie.
Just finished another one of yours – Scoop du Jour – and I love it. Got the CeCe pattern this morning and just ordered the pale pink Kool Kotton I intend to use. Can’t wait to get started.
thanks again
Another great design! Thanks for all of the substitutions… I think I need to do some stash diving!
Hope you are well, Bonne Marie!
Thanks for the subs. I downloaded the pattern and now I can get yarn. I’m one happy girl!!!
How is it that you continually get into my head and design exactly what I’m looking for? I’ve been wanting a lacy little sweater, nothing too frou-frou, pretty, flattering and most of all, entirely wearable with jeans or a skirt.
And then BAM – you go and offer it to me for a measly 5 bucks! Bonne Marie, you’re a wonder. Just don’t tell anyone else what’s in my head while you’re in there figuring out what I need next. :)
Love the new design, Bonne! I’ve been in a bit of a knitting funk, and I think this is just what the doctor ordered.
I swatched KnitPicks “Shine” for this pattern, and I think it will work well. It’s a sport weight (22 sts = 4 in) with a nice matte-sheen (oxymoron?), and it still looks very nice and stayed soft even after machine washing and drying of the swatch. I’m making CeCe for my 13-yr-old granddaughter, so will make the smallest size at the Shine gauge and that will be just right for her. Good design and well-written pattern!