I did it! I am finished with my Antrorse. And I love it!
I bought 2 skeins of Cascade Eco+ about a year ago, intending to make Idlewood. I started it. Then put it aside. FOR MONTHS. The partially knitted collar – because that’s as far as I got – and yarn balls sat in a paper shopping bag in my closet. FOR MONTHS.
After I finished the Great Divide Shawl, I immediately poked around my Ravelry queue and decided on Antrose. I had added it to my queue a few months back after seeing Tashia’s version of it on her blog, thinking, “I really like this one.”
And I really do! It knit up pretty quickly. Bulky yarn, size 10 needles…. this sucker went pretty quick.
I made a size 34, and I’m glad that I erred on the smaller size. By measurements, I should have knit a 36, but the 34 fits really well.
Some design notes: The chevron pattern is a nice design touch. The cowl neck is pretty too. I thought about adding some waist shaping, but ended up too lazy to calculate the rate of decrease and increase. When I got to the body hem, my ‘garter stitch in the round’ looked craptastic, so I ripped all that back and worked it flat. Then I seamed up the side when I reached a good length.
The underarm still looks a bit … hole-y, so I’ll probably go back and fix that. I haven’t yet cracked the code on how to make that part of a hand-knit sweater look good. At least that part is at the armpit, mostly hidden.
Pattern: Antrose by Very Shannon
Yarn: Cascade Eco+ in Cabernet bought at Fancy Tiger Crafts
Buttons bought at Fancy Tiger as well.
Link to Ravelry project page, here.

It looks great! And it’s finally cold enough to wear our heavy winter sweaters.
Thank you!
I’m so in love with this! And I love it even more because it’s red, and it looks amazing on you. I really want to attempt a sweater in 2015, and this one is in my top 5. Congratulations on such a quick finish and gorgeous sweater.
I also love this sweater! And I’m here for moral support in your sweater knitting. The bulky yarn and size 10 needles made this a really quick knit.