Malabrigo FO

Finally, a finished item to show off this year! This yarn is really lovely, and knits like a dream on the mid-gauge machine. Inspired by the beautiful photography on Yarnstorm, I thought I would play around a little - here's my "Malabrigo Trifle" pre sweater production.

I love the colour of this yarn, so I decided to do a plain, v-neck sweater to best showcase the colours, although I couldn't help adding a little crochet trim shell stitch around the neckline.

My only complaint about this yarn is that it has a very strong smell of vinegar, even after washing, and while I have no objection to the smell of vinegar in general, I would prefer that my clothes (and therefore me) not smell like vinegar. Any tips on overcoming this aroma would be gratefully accepted! I've washed the sweater in Eucalan, and laid it on my blocking board to dry outside on a briskly breezy day, but the unmistakeable odour of vinegar persists.

That's it for now. Next project: a baby bunting for my cousin.