And spring ones. Hours and hours of slippery 4ply bamboo. But totally worth it:

It fits perfectly. Though I did get gauge eventually by going down to a 2.75mm needle, I know my tension tends to loosen up a bit once I’m knitting a garment, so I chose the smallest size.

I’m not sure yet if I’ll sew on a tie or button at the front. Not that I think it’ll make it any warmer to wear – it’s a bolero top after all. But tops that flap open in the wind bug me. I end up holding them closed. I’ll have to see if this one has the same problem, and if I have anything in my buttons box that would suit.

I was going to wait until the Lime & Violet fair isle raglan was done before starting Sylvi, but I decided to make a start on Friday night because I was going to have some travel knitting time on the weekend. L&V is too complicated for car knitting and the sleeves of Sylvi are simple moss stitch once you get past the cuffs.

But as it turned out, I took my scrappy sock along instead. I decided that Sylvi was such quick knitting I might run out of simple moss stitch too soon.

I’m loving the combination of moss stitch and Inca. And the size and thickness of this bit of sleeve are just so coaty. It’s going to be very warm, and I should be able to wear a jumper underneath. Just as well I’m the sort of person who feels the cold in winter.