Finished Urban Aran

Here's a quick picture of the finished Urban Aran. I used a two way zipper to avoid bunching. Knit on size 10 needles for the body, 9 for ribbing and collar. Knit in Knitpicks decadence chocolate. I cut out 16 stitches from the body and 1 inch from the sleeves. It's still a looser fitting sweater, more like a jacket. Very warm, very inappropriate for June. I started a new project, Martha from the latest Rowan Spring issue. I'm knitting it in black wool I was given on size 2 needles. I've never knit anything on that small of needles. Should be good for traveling and in between projects. I'm trying to knit entirely Continental (with the yarn in my left hand.)

Urban Aran blocking

Here's the Urban Aran blocking- I knit front and back continuous so there would be less seams. It seems to be pulling in quite a bit at the diagonal ribbing... We'll see what happens when it's dry.

Urban Aran Sleeve

First sleeve of the Urban Aran from Paton's Street Smart. Very fast knitting, size 10 needles. I'm using knitpicks decadence, 100% superfine alpaca in chocolate. It's a dark color for cables but I like it.