It took a couple of swatches but I'm now getting gauge using size 5 needles. This means that I'm a looser knitter than Norah Gaughan. I kind of love knowing this little bit of trivia!

The sweater is Potter, from Berroco: Norah Gaughan Volume 5. Cirilia wore it at TNNA in the great model-off, and I fell in love with it.

It is an essentially simple, wearable cardigan, but there are some very lovely Norah design details (a really cool color, some nice shaping) that make it pretty awesome, I think!

The Pure Merino is SO SQUISHY. I haven't used this yarn before, and I really like it. My swatches grew and softened a bit when I washed them (about 1.5 stitches over 4" bigger - enough to make quite a difference in final fit!) but they remained very squeezable - lots of body to the yarn. This is the Regatta colorway, a really lovely rich blue.

I have some Jennie the Potter buttons that might be perfect for this sweater! If they aren't quite big enough when it's finished, I'll go hunting for some Bakelite or celluloid ones. I do think that some big goldenrod or burnt orange Bakelite buttons would be amazing against this color. We'll see what I think when I'm done!