I have been wanting an orange sweater. A cardigan type sweater in particular. I even went shopping to see if I could find one and I could not. So I asked for yarn for my birthday.
So part of the gift was twelve skeins of pumpkin Lion wool. It is not the softest wool but I just really wanted to see if I could make what I wanted. I went to the Lion's Brand website and used their Essential Jacket pattern in crochet.
I am actually very pleased with how it turned out. Russell is going to make me a button out of desert walnut once his drill press is setup. The sleeves are the perfect length and it is a good weight. I wore it to work today with my new work skirt. Other people liked it too. I still need to make one in black and one in green. It is very similar to a Patagonia sweater I have that is in the last stages of death so I am very happy this works.