A Sweater for Spring
March 4, 2015
![Jamieson and Smith Shetland <a href="http://threebagsfull.ca/yarn/2-ply-jumper-weight/">2 Ply Jumper</a>](/assets/image-cache/uploads/images/3233c86b2d7522b4242635f6d4a990cc.e59f5887.jpg)
Jamieson and Smith Shetland 2 Ply Jumper
Inspired yesterday to start a spring sweater, we were drawn immediately to the Jamieson and Smith Shetland in a beautiful heathered yellow colour--feather light, lofty and surprisingly soft, we think the Shetland will be perfect for a light weight cardigan.
![<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heathered">Heathered</a> by Melissa Schaschwary](/assets/image-cache/uploads/images/a52951b1f251e4a91ec6892143312454.e59f5887.jpg)
Heathered by Melissa Schaschwary
We chose Melissa Schaschwary's Heathered, a classic cardigan with textured yoke and set in pockets, originally knit in sport weight yarn at a loose gauge of 20 stitches/4 inches. Our swatch on 4 mm needles with the Shetland produced a lovely fabric at gauge. Yay! We cast on and knit a bit of the yoke.
![Starting the textured yoke of our top-down cardigan, <i>Heathered</i>](/assets/image-cache/uploads/images/626c8559182c319a40d9c831390549be.e59f5887.jpg)
Starting the textured yoke of our top-down cardigan, Heathered