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I am nothing if not loyal to a pattern and a yarn. This is my third Seacoast and at my tenth-plus time using Rowan Handknit Cotton. I love both, and together they make the perfect summer sweater. The pattern by Joji Locatelli is perfect in every way and I could see myself making a dozen! I made my first Seacoast with white Handknit Cotton, my second with Rowan Hemp Tweed in black (I haven't Raveled that one yet and I knit it over a year ago; must get on to that) and this one in a quiet Ballet Pink. I love the yoke; besides having hidden increases in the ribbing there are short rows at the back neck so it rests a little higher up than the front.

We just celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary! We could not believe it and we both kept on saying, "Forty-five years? Has it really been that long?" I am married to the sweetest and most kind-hearted man I know. Plus he's funny. I think I got very lucky or was very smart 45 years ago. Maybe both! Sometimes he reads my blog, so if you are: Happy anniversary honey! I love you!

Note: Because of new GDPR policies, I have added a privacy policy page to my blog. Basically it says that I don't/won't share your email or any personal information with anyone. But even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have a clue as to how to do it! 

The artichoke in the vase is from our garden. The plant only seems to get smallish artichokes like this one so I usually cut them and use them as cut flowers. They last a good long time in water.  In late summer the artichoke will bloom into a purple thistle and they look so pretty in a vase too.

As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I would probably end up making it several times. I bought the pattern on its release date last November and cast on immediately only to hate my yarn choice after knitting close to half way up. It was too heavy feeling for an oversized style so it was frogged and the pattern was set aside. Spring came and I thought I would like to make it in cotton, thinking Rowan's Handknit Cotton would be perfect. Unfortunately my stash of Handknit Cotton wasn't generous enough to make an oversized sweater and I just did not want to buy any. (Sometimes I am oddly frugal and other times I'm strangely extravagant.) After a thorough look through my stash I unearthed some vintage Rowan 4 Ply Cotton in white that would work if doubled. This sweater is so lovely in cotton, was such an easy knit, and is so easy to wear. I love it, my husband loves it, and it looks good with everything, so I've swatched some wooly yarn for a wintery Weekender. 

Sweater details: It's knit in one piece from the bottom up. The body is knit in reverse stockinette in the round, which you knit inside-out, so no purling. There is a slipped-stitch decorative detail on both center front and back. The neck line is a simple boatneck style, maybe more like a slash neck; wide and flattering. The sleeves are knit by picking up stitches at the drop shoulder and knitting stockinette in the round to the cuff with a few tapering decreases. I picked up less sleeve stitches for a more fitted sleeve--my preference. As you might have guessed, The Weekender is very easy to knit and well-written, and everyone is giving it rave reviews.

The Weekender pattern by Andrea Mowry

My Weekender project page on Ravelry