a birthday gift from me to me

I have been wanting a yellow/mustard/turmeric sweater.  Cardigan.  I have looked at yarns online and have decided that I am really going to see yarn in person.  Or roving.  I could make my own yarn just like I have been doing.  A lady at work was in my office yesterday was telling me how pretty my yarn was.  I said it is not yarn but roving and I was making the yarn.  I have been spinning at lunch while listening to audiobooks.  Her comment was "You told me you make your own yarn.  You make your own yarn!  Oooo.  Wow!"  So a roving in the right color would be okay.

But as I was looking at yarn colors I came across Cascade's Straw.  Not quite right but interesting.  Then on pinterest I came across lilalu's Climb Every Mountain sweater.  Yes, it is knitted.  Yes, straw is not quite right.  Yes, it is not a cardigan.  But I decided liked it.  

So what did I do, I ordered myself a birthday present of the amount of the Cascade 220 in Straw with a third extra to make the sweater in the shape above.  I came across a crocheted sweater on instagram that looked like it could give me a path forward.  I ordered the Japanese mook (not a misspelling) that the pattern was in.  

And then I started.  Count.  Measure.  Rip out.  Repeat.

I may be getting there.  It joined me for two days on a first turn hill as I watched very fast motorbikes go around.  One day I misplaced the crochet hook so I spun yarn.  I got some looks while spinning on the hill.  More then when I crochet.  It has grown.  

The sweater will not be ready for my next gallivanting.  At least not to wear.  Unless I decide to sit and crochet all weekend.  I would rather spin and sew.  I miss both my spinning wheel and sewing machine after a week away.  But it may be a very nice compactish project to take with me.  If it is done while I am traveling, I can wear it home. 

Traveling.  Alone.  What a treat.  And possiblities of the correct colored roving.