Help me weigh in on this knitting project

[tigerlily]

I found this on Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/juliana

Would I be driving myself to insanity if I tried it?

I was thinking of using this yarn in Cranberry:
http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Gloss_DK_Yarn__D5420190.html

Is there another color you think would be better?

I'm hesitant to do it b/c it is so large and uses so much yarn. A little daunting.:yes

Now, talk me into to it or out of it...:shifty

[crunchymum]

Oh my gosh, I LOVE THAT. :heart

[MarynMunchkins]

Me likey! :tu

It doesn't look like a complicated pattern - it's just big. :)

[Blue Savannah]

It is GORGEOUS!

[musicmama]

Wow, that is GORGEOUS!!!!!!

[tigerlily]

Just wondering if my knitting skills would spit it out the same. I've never done sleeves and they make me quite nervous.:nails

[StumblinMama]

Do it! :yes It would be beautiful in Fairy Tale, too.

[tigerlily]

Do it! :yes It would be beautiful in Fairy Tale, too.

Fairy Tale is pretty --- but I'm not a big fan of Jewel Tones or plum.:shifty

[StumblinMama]

Fairy Tale is pretty --- but I'm not a big fan of Jewel Tones or plum.:shifty
:giggle that would make sense, because I love plum.

ETA: please be sure and post pics! Worst case scenario, if you have trouble with the sleeves,you can frog it and make a shawl from the yarn :shrug

[tigerlily]

:giggle that would make sense, because I love plum.

ETA: please be sure and post pics! Worst case scenario, if you have trouble with the sleeves,you can frog it and make a shawl from the yarn :shrug

Oh, I'm sure you'll be hearing all kinds of updates from me if I start this one...:O

Do you all think the cranberry is the best color for me (okay, I admit that's kind of a jewel tone, but red is kind of a neutral, too) -- or should I go with a more neutral color?:think

I was trying to think what color most of my wardrobe is and I wasn't coming up with a definitive answer.:doh

[Blue Savannah]

I LOVE that you're doing it with some silk in your yarn. Oh, how I love silk yarn. :giggle

They don't have sample cards, do they? It might be worth checking so you can see the colors IRL. I like the cranberry, and I really like the parsley. Except that I think parsley is green. Whatever. :giggle The grey is really nice, too.

I think it will look sensational in any color, so pick the color you think will look best on you.

[tigerlily]

Yeah, Parsley is an Olive tone, and I don't do olive well.:no

Were you thinking light grey or dark? Arg -- it's so hard. I'm waiting for Lindsay to come on and weigh in. Not sure how late she was up last night, so I don't know when she'll be up.:shifty

[Eowyn]

Please do it, and do it in the cranberry, too! :yes It will be gorgeous on you. :rockon

[tigerlily]

Thanks everyone!

Now I just have to be brave enough to hit the checkout button.:yes At least I'll qualify for free shipping.

[Blue Savannah]

Oh, free shipping totally decides it. :giggle

[Indigo]

I love that wrap sweater! Can't wait to hear how it goes.

[Kiara.I]

Totally go for it. Sleeves aren't hard to do. My whole philosophy on knitting is that it happens one stitch at a time. So, like most things in life, just do the next thing. Or go look up how to do the next thing, and then do it. :)

Just...have you done a sweater before? If not...well...you might not have it done by whatever event you kind of think you want to wear it to. Unless you're much faster and more focused than I am. :)