Remember all that melty ice cream yarn I spun up from roving Cody and his Mom bought for me for xmas?

It’s taken me the longest time to decide what to make with it! With 858 yards of worsted that’s way too much for just a scarf but not exactly enough for a sweater that would fit my um, ampleness, not to mention that I feel like I’ve already got more shawls than I’ll ever actually use (not that there’s a problem with that).

I debated making another clapotis, or maybe a short sleeved ballet t. I’ve been toying with this idea for months.

When I got Big Girl Knits a few months ago I struck upon the perfect pattern:

I’m planning on using the melty ice cream yarn as a substitute for the stripey Kuryeon colors in the center panels and I just happen to have a lovely gift card for Kaleidescope Yarns some good friends in The Netherlands sent for my birthday. It’s even the exact amount for six skeins of the Lamb’s Pride Worsted that the pattern needs for the sides. So I was thinking about making it an extra special sweater using lovely gifted fiber. Yay!

Now on to another major decision…color.

I could go with a somewhat matching brown

maybe brown bear?

or wild oak?

(Here’s some of the yarn for reference)

Or I keep thinking maybe to avoid the exact color matching issue altogether and go for a contrasting green?

I keep going back to this Sage..I love this one a whole lot

Or maybe the darker would look better..like Oregano?

Any color suggestions? Should I go with a different yarn altogether that doesn’t have mohair in it? Like Cascade 220 maybe? Help!