Yes, it's finished! I started Walpole just after Christmas and after a slowdown in late February I buckled down last month to crank out the second sleeve and finish up the yoke. The pattern is designed by Hannah Fettig, who is also the brilliant knitter who dreamed up the Effortless Cardigan (which I also LOVE). I used Knit Picks Capra yarn for the project, in the Celestial colorway. Capra is 85% merino and 15% cashmere, making this my first project to utilize even a small amount of cashmere. It is seriously cozy--- super soft and warm, but also light since the gauge was so small. TINY gauge by my standards, when it comes to sweaters. This piece definitely worked on my patience, but I'm so happy with the outcome and have already worn it multiple times.

My sleeves for the Effortless Cardigan ended up a little shorter than I wanted, so I knitted an extra couple of inches on the Walpole sleeves. Maybe I should have measured instead of guesstimating it, because after blocking I found that the sleeves hang nearly to my fingertips. I'm not really bothered by it though, because in the cooler months I enjoy pulling my hands inside my sleeves when I'm outdoors, and the sleeves are easy enough to roll up.

It feels like so long since I last made one of these posts, almost to the point that you probably think I haven't been knitting anything other than fungi and heart motif hats, eh? Well, that's not exactly the case. I did finish another lingering project recently that I have yet to get photos of, and the rest of my time has been spent on this fingering weight beauty... Hannah Fettig's Walpole. I've sung of my love for the Knitbot patterns before, and this time is no different. My only complaint is how slow going the piece is because of the tiny gauge. BUT, it's oh so soft, and the yarn looks gorgeous and I can already tell that this is another sweater I am going to love to wear.

My yarn choice for Walpole is Knit Picks Capretta, an utterly luscious merino yarn with a hint of cashmere... the first time I've made something for myself with a remotely fancy fiber such as cashmere. I know it's only 10%, but I don't care! It's SO soft! Did I mention that? SOFT. I can't wait to finish this cardigan. I just completed the waist decreases this week, so I'm hoping to get to some sleeves in the near future. Have you tried out any Hannah Fettig patterns? Which one is your favorite?