Obi Wan Shinobi
Finished
October 23, 2016
November 28, 2016

Obi Wan Shinobi

Project info
Shinobi by Yoko Johnston
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Me
XL
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
madelinetosh Tosh DK
113 yards in stash
5.5 skeins = 1237.5 yards (1131.6 meters)
Purple
Garage sale
January 16, 2016
Notes

Pattern notes:
-blindly trust the opening instructions and don’t try to w&t unless specifically told to…
-on the wrong side short-rows, when you need to slip the stitch over the other 2: slip all three stitches to right-hand needle then slip the stich over (as per ws stitch pattern), slip the 2 sts back to left needle and work the ptbl,yo,ptbl. Much tighter, neater and visually a better match to the right-side pattern stitch.
-on sleeves, I started with the 5.5mm needles I used for the body, then I switched to the 5.0mm for the “V” section and finally finished with the 4.5 for the bottom ribbing, creating a ‘decrease’ effect without actually decreasing.

Brilliant yarn/pattern combo: thank you, Ringleader, for the reminder that I had this yarn! A huge thank you to my bestie-in-Toronto, Sarah, for the genius name idea! heartheartheart

Since my yarn is a DK (and not sport, as per pattern), i started with the 4mm (as per patt), then used the 5mm (as per patt), but then changed to a 5.5mm once the short-rows and center “V” were completed. Since the largest size was a little too fitted for my fluffy frame, this works out perfectly to get a slightly larger FO.

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Finished
October 23, 2016
November 28, 2016
 
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by madelinetosh
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100% Merino
228 yards / 112 grams

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  • Originally queued: May 21, 2015
  • Project created: October 25, 2016
  • Finished: December 2, 2016
  • Updated: January 2, 2017
  • Progress updates: 3 updates