Apparently they are and I just finished knitting one up to wear this summer. I didn't set out to make one, in fact the yarn, Comfy fingering by Knit Picks, has been in my stash for over a year now. Initially it was earmarked to make a Tempest cardigan, but I was really unsure about how the stripes change sizes in odd areas, like towards the bottom of the bust, but not under it like an empire waist. So I rethought and decided perhaps Paulie would look better, some easy garter stitch at the shoulder and the same size stripe after that for the rest of the sweater. The yarn however continued to sit as I worked on other projects that excited me far more than this cardigan did. Until the fateful day while perusing the patterns on Ravelry I discovered the Roxborough Dolman by Courtney Kelley and was smitten, I had to have it.
Okay, the dolman sleeve thing was a bit odd I thought, and I wasn't really sure how the fit of it would work on me with my remaining post baby belly (still working on reducing that sucker down), but when I looked into the sizing I realized it was given in ranges so it would fit me now and if I ever manage to make my goal of losing 10-15 pounds it will still fit, awesomesauce! Even better, I just happened to have a discount code from Interweave that I was able to use to purchase the digital verision of the magazine. It was in my hot little hands, er, my laptop and then my ipod within minutes. I did my gauge swatches that night.
The pattern is simple, just change the color after a set number of rows, and work increases on each side seam after another set number of rows, repeat endlessly. It made for great tv knitting. The yarn makes for a really nice light and so soft fabric when knit up, I am in love with it! Now that it is all done I am hopeful I will be wearing it quite a bit over the summer and am again perusing patterns on Ravelry looking for fingering weight tops, they take awhile to finish but are oh so nice.
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