Won this yarn at our guild’s retreat in March. I have enough gray sweaters, so I wanted to dye the yarn. Used Dharma acid dye #470, Berry Crush. Used a 1% dye solution in a cold vat immersion, soaking for about 48 hours before heat setting the yarn.
I vacillated between knitting the 2nd or 3rd size. I want some ease, but not tons. After much gauge swatching, I found that a US 10.875/7.5mm needle gave me juuuust under 3 sts/in, which will give me the extra inch and a half or so that I want.
Spreadsheet tells me the size I’m knitting will have 25,000 sts. Not that different than a pair of socks.
07-01-2024
Left front complete. 12/2%
Right front started. Two cable repeats done. 20%
07-03-2024
Right front complete. Left sleeve halfway done. 32%
07-04-2024
Left sleeve complete.
07-07-2024
Cast on for back. Ribbing and 30 rows of st patt completed. 50%
Third ball finished at end of row 38. 52%
07-08-2024
Finished the lower back and have done the underarm BOs. 62%
Back complete. 67.5%
07-11-2024
Started the right sleeve yesterday. Just finished the UA shaping. 80%
finished the right sleeve. 83%
07-17-2024
Collar finished. All knitting complete. Just need to seam up the sides and sleeves, wash, and block. 99%
09-19-2024
FInally sewed in the grosgrain ribbon to stabilize the bands, and wove in all the ends. 84 degrees today, in late September. I don’t think I’ll be wearing this for a while.
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