Yet Another Phildar Cardie
Yes, I haven't even finished the Granny Smith Phildar cardie, and I've already cast on for another... To be fair, there's nothing to do on Granny Smith until I buy that damn zipper already. What was I to do? These 2 balls of Phildar Aviso just happened to be enticingly placed right above the TV... (I'm still not completely unpacked, ok? And yes, I think *any* yarn in my field of vision would tempt me).
So here's what I'm making: the Caban en Aviso Marine from the Spring 2006 Tendance. (I was looking for the right translation of the word "caban" and found 3 online translators that come up with "overcoat", but one gives me "reefer". Hee! I'm not knitting a reefer, just in case you were worried. Or excited). 
Isn't it cute?
I had never knit with Phildar's Aviso yarn before, and since Fluffa raves about it so often, I decided to give it a try. It is the softest cotton ever (Lisa likes it too!) and it's quite bulky so it knits up so quickly. Unfortunately, I am having my usual Phildar gauge problems. I find that the Phildar test knitters must knit incredibly tightly. For this cardie, they recommend using a size 8 needle (5mm). I'm using a size 6 needle (4 mm)! Does anybody else have that problem? I have the same issue with Rowan patterns too.
Anyway, I got a little carried away and knit an entire sleeve in the XS size because I thought my gauge was still too big. It's not. The XS is coming out XS, see?
So, I ripped:
I'd sigh a big sigh, but the truth is this yarn is so lovely that I don't mind knitting the sleeve again. Plus, it's a straight up sleeve: no inc or dec, just stockinette. Perfect for watching Project Runway.
By the way, did you see the Interweave Fall preview? Sknitty was the first to spot it!
