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Finished Object: Cotton/Wool Blend Pullover

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A week ago today, I finished the pullover I was knitting…using a pattern from a sweater app (knittingfool.com Sweater Generator). Essentially, you add in the row count/stitch count (4″) of the yarn, the recommended needle size and the bust size you want. I followed the directions up to a certain point…until I saw that if I kept going, the sweater was going to be mammoth-sized, so after trying it on before separating the sleeves, I decided to make a design decision and stop where I was. I separated the sleeves about 5-7 rows before the pattern told me to…and luckily, the sweater still fits. The sleeves could’ve used a little decreasing, but I just added the ribbing instead, so they are a little billowy.

I used Tahki Yarns Tucson for this sweater–an aran weight yarn–composed of 52% Cotton/ 48% wool, and it is cloud soft, but still holds its shape. I did toss it in the dryer (not recommended on the ball band), so the fibers fluffed up a bit–which I like.

Knitted Pullover Progress as of June 8

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In my last post, I mentioned my two WIPs:  Nuuk from Jonna Hietala (using Noro Tennen yarn “Alpine” colorway) and the second is Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang (using Louisa Harding Trenzar yarn “Pumpkin” colorway). 

I was hoping to be finished with at least one of them by now, but life has prevented that from happening…more specifically, my sore wrist has prevented that from happening. I have made progress, however, which I’m picturing below. Progress is progress, right?

I’ve been watching several classes on Bluprint (formerly Craftsy), using my subscription (and “own forever” classes) since they’ve announced they’re going to close everything down at some point in the future. Apparently, we’re supposed to be able to download our “own forever” classes, but we won’t have access to the subscription classes after they shut everything down. That could be a year or more from now–they haven’t said yet–but I’m soaking up as much knowledge as I can before everything does shut down. (I have at least 30 “own forever” classes that I’ll have to download since I’ve been on Craftsy since 2015). The Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang is from one of those Bluprint classes…as was my first seamless raglan sweater project that I recently finished.

Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang 
 Nuuk from Jonna Hietala

Memorial Day Week: 2 New Projects & (more) New Yarn

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I’ve started two new knitting projects as of Memorial Day…both of which are raglan style knitted tops. The first one is Nuuk from Jonna Hietala (using Noro Tennen yarn “Alpine” colorway) and the second is Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang (using Louisa Harding Trenzar yarn “Pumpkin” colorway). The first is worsted weight yarn and the second is chunky weight, so they should work up quickly (and have so far). I’m alternating projects…knitting one in the morning and one in the evening so I don’t get bored with either.

Here are pics of my progress as of two days ago:

(Left) Nuuk by Jonna Tietala in Noro Tennen yarn; (Right) Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang in Louisa Harding Trenzar yarn

On Friday, I stopped by a Huntsville, AL yarn shop, Fiber Artwork, and picked up some British wool yarns: Lore by The Fibre Co. and Soft Donegal 2-ply by Studio Donegal. On Saturday, I revisited Thread in Florence, AL for more Hedgehog Fibres yarn and another bar of lotion by Love+Leche–this time in Lemongrass scent.

Yarns from Fiber Artwork (Huntsville, AL)
Items from Thread (Florence, AL); The skinny singles yarn is the same colorway I bought last week (“Bramble”). They didn’t have anymore “Teacup” colorway in Merino DK, so I got all they had in “Ferrum” colorway.

It’s Finally Done! My 1st adult knitted sweater

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After about 6 weeks of off-and-on knitting, my first adult knitted sweater is finished. Although it’s made to be oversized, I wish I had chosen the smaller size because it does feel really big, but I’ll deal with it. I’m super proud of it…mostly because I’ve always shied away from really large projects like this one.

Now that it’s done, I’m excited about knitting other sweaters and tops. I’ve already started on Anker’s Summer Shirt by Petiteknit. I’ve already separated for the sleeves on that project.

Sweater Update: April 25th

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I finally finished the body of my seamless raglan sweater and now I’m working on the arms. I was getting low on the orange color yarn, so I had to improvise and add in a dark brown color of the same yarn to make sure I had enough for the whole sweater. I’ve reserved a ball of orange for each arm (92 yards/ball) and when I start getting low, I’ll start the stripes in the dark brown and transition to brown like I did on the edge of the body. So far, I’m pleased with the results of this sweater…but I am ready to be done with it and move on to other projects.

Sweater Update: It looks like a sweater now!

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I’ve been working on my first (adult) sweater for a week and half now (minus the 3 day break I took to knit my uncle’s beanie) and I’m almost halfway there, I think. Because I’m not used to knitting so much (hours everyday), my right shoulder has been giving me some problems and I’ve taken a day off here and there for fear of doing myself a mischief.

I mentioned in my first post about this sweater that I felt I was using the wrong yarn. I still feel that way, but there’s nothing for it. I’ll just have to finish and learn from my mistakes next time. I’m using Schachenmeyr Merino Extrafine 85…and the twist is so loose that I know this sweater will get snagged easily. Also, while the stitch definition is awesome, that can also be a problem, especially around join areas. Again, live and learn.

Here’s my current progress and I’m hoping to be finished by next week? We’ll see, I guess. If my shoulder gives out on me, it’ll be longer for sure.

My first (adult) knitted sweater project

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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m not the kind of knitter who likes long, drawn out projects, but one of my friends was knitting a sweater recently and I finally broke down and started knitting one myself. I’ve knitted baby sweaters before, but never an adult sweater. I’ve crocheted tops for myself, but never knitted any kind of garment other than scarves, cowls, socks, shawls, etc.

So, that being said, I found a raglan sweater pattern that was labeled “easy” and cast on. I have no idea how long this project will take since I’ve never knitted an adult sweater, but others have said it took them about two weeks or so with this weight of yarn (worsted/aran), so we’ll see how accurate that time line works for me. This is my third day working on it (knitting about 1-3 hours per day), and I’m about halfway finished with the yoke portion of this top-down pattern.

I wish I had chosen a different yarn already, but I’m committed at this point. (Schachenmayr Yarns, Merino Extrafine 85, 100% superwash merino). (This yarn shows every little flaw in my stitch definition and looks like it might snag easily since the strands are so loosely twisted).

My husband bought me a row counter ring (knitter’s Pride) as part of my mystery bag of yarn from Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun (Madison, AL) for our wedding anniversary, so I’m using it while working on this project instead of writing my completed rows down like I usually do. I prefer the ring method since it’s one less thing to keep up with over pen and paper.

Here’s a picture of my progress so far, minus about four rows or so.