Ines! After holding on to the Manos Del Uruguay Serena collection booklet for a couple of years, I finally put this short sleeved top first on my knitwear queue earlier this summer. With reverse stockinette and US 6 (and later US 9) needles, it knits up pretty fast and is perfect for your mindless movie watching knitting. The yoke is shaped with short rows that are also simple enough to breeze through without much concentration. My numbers did come up a little off with the last section of short rows, but it was consistent on both sides, front and back, so I decided it wasn't really something to worry about. The fit overall turned out great and I might even consider making one in another color someday.

The pattern calls for Manos Del Uruguay Serena yarn, which has quite a bit of alpaca in it. Since I wanted to make a summer top out of this, I went with a strictly plant fiber yarn for my project since me in alpaca garments and Oklahoma's summers don't really get along. The humidity here is insulation enough without adding the magical warmth of alpaca (soft and enticing though it may be). As an alternative, I used Knit Picks Shine Sport in Macaw. My smaller gauge didn't end up causing any problems, and the top still fits comfortably loose despite the difference.

Top - Manos Del Uruguay Ines top knitted with Knit Picks Shine Sport; Shorts - Ruche; Tights - Hansel From Basel; Shoes - Shoemint

Look at that photo and tell me you don't love that colorway. Green is my favorite color anyway, but to have so many glorious shades of it in one piece is pretty magical... or at least for me. The yarn is Knit Picks Swish Tonal in Canopy. I can already tell I'm going to love wearing this cardigan, so much that I might have to make another eventually.The Effortless Cardigan is just that: effortless. Completely. Since it's all knit in Stockinette stitch (with exception of the rib section at the bottom), it's a perfect mindless project for traveling or watching a movie. I decided to start on it so I would have something to work on during our vacation to the northwest, and it really helped pass the time on our flights and in the car, or just during downtime at the hotel/campsite when I was too tired to do anything else.

At this point I'm about to bind of the body section and then all I will have left is the sleeves! I can't believe how fast it's gone. I'll probably be able to share some photos of the finished product in the next week or two, and with the way the weather has been going recently I might be able to start wearing it (for real!) by then too! Thank you Mother Nature for giving us a 20 degree break from that horrendous summer weather.