Bad Dori, Bad Dori

I love the Berrocco Zen but I hate the way it knits up in the domino knitting. It’s light but think and I think it will become one of those sweaters that was fun to knit but never worn. So I’m frogging Dori.
So now, I’m left with 20 hanks of Zen and a hankering to do those cool sleeves on Dori. I love the purl ridge every fourth row. But I don’t think this yarn is the way to go with a pattern for those sleeves. So – what to do? Any suggestions? Right now I’m thinking about returning most/all of it. There’s a pattern in the latest IK with Zen but it’s one of those side-to-side sweaters and I’ve never been a big fan. Maybe a square neck tank?
I’ve been in love with Topacio. My LYS has it in most of the popular citrus colors as well as red, white and blue. It’s 60% Cotton/40% Acrylic and has a feeling very similar to Calmer. Without the Calmer pricetag though. It says handwash only but I’d try washing a swatch in the machine to see how it does. With 40% acrylic it might be fine.
Tricot
You might be wondering about Tricot, since it has been stuck at 3% for almost a month. Well, it was another one of those projects that I just wasn’t happy with. I went back and returned the blue for some red. So yes, I’m now making a red and orange version. I love those colors together. I’m back to where I was before I frogged the blue so I should have this one done in a few weeks. I hope 😉 Pics in a few days when I’m used to posting again before I get to work. This working thing can really get in the way of the important stuff!

One thought on “Bad Dori, Bad Dori

  1. do you crochet? there’s an awesome crocheted shawl in the latest berrocco magazine. i’m tempted to do it myself. 😛

Comments are closed.