The yarn I used for this sweater is a worsted
weight merino from Handpaintedyarn.com. Somehow I managed to snag
some before the infamous Knitter’s review caused a rush on the stuff.
On a related note: last night at knitting circle, Debbie was using some of the
bulky weight to make a scarf, and I think it would be really cool (and quick…
and cheap) to use the same
pattern with this yarn, since the pattern is customizable and free!
Oh, and they have bulky 6-ply merino in stock right
now.

I got the baby cable rib pattern
from Barbara Walker’s Treasury of Knitting Patterns. I knit a swatch
to see if it would really act as ribbing, and it was a bit stretchy. *Note* This
pattern s so amazing that it it doesn’t really have a wrong side. The other
side just looks like plain K2 P2 ribbing! I also decided to attempt a K2 P2
bind off from Vogue knitting to help preserve the
stretchiness. But since I didn’t really want the bottom of the sweater to
gather at all, I didn’t downsize my needles for the ribbing, so it is pretty
loose, but a bit stretchy. The final verdict on the bind-off is that though it
made a stretchy edge, it was not worth it. there must be a better way. The
bind off involved one knitting needle and one tapestry needle and was so
complicated that i was 3/4 of the way around before I memorized
it.