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Brightfeather test knit
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November 14, 2019
December 8, 2019

Brightfeather test knit

Tester project info
Brightfeather by Jennifer Steingass
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
me
D
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
22 stitches
in stockinette on largest needle in colorwork
1,641 yards
Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks Fluff
1 skein = 459.0 yards (419.7 meters), 50 grams
Zitron Feinheit
3 skeins = 1182.0 yards (1080.8 meters), 300 grams
Gray
Notes

Needle Notes:
Used needle C for body and sleeves after colorwork section
Used needle B for body ribbing
Used needle A for cuff ribbing

Sleeve Edits:
No colorwork cuffs
Continued decreasing every 12th round for 17”, then 1” ribbing

Bind Off Notes:
I bound off the body in 1x1 rib pattern with a larger needle, but it was way too tight. The hem would flip up and under as I wore the sweater. So I ripped out the BO, added a few rounds of ribbing, and did a stretchy BO (k1, p1, k together through back loop) which worked great!

11-14-2019

I plan to hold the mohair double for the CC and the gray merino single for the MC.

12-10-2019

Now that the sweater is blocked, I think I may have knitted the sleeves too long. I’m considering going back and making them shorter.

Other than that, I love this sweater so much. It feels like I’m wearing a cloud! The mohair and the merino worked so well together. I’m definitely using these yarns again the future.

12-17-2019

Now that I’m wearing this around, I find the sleeve length to be perfect! Not ripping back grin

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Finished
November 14, 2019
December 8, 2019
 
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Brightfeather
by Jennifer Steingass
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  • Project created: November 14, 2019
  • Finished: December 9, 2019
  • Updated: December 17, 2019
  • Progress updates: 4 updates