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A Sweater of My Own Design
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Received a first place ribbon and a Best in Section rosette in the Handspun and Handknit category of the 2024 Chilliwack Fair.
Received a first place ribbon and a Best in Section rosette in the Handspun and Handknit category of the 2024 Chilliwack Fair.
The yellow line is a waste yarn lining up all the slipped stitch columns in preparation for grafting the sweater back together.
The yellow line is a waste yarn lining up all the slipped stitch columns in preparation for grafting the sweater back together.
Sweater surgery in progress. Knitting 3.5" more into the length from the bottom up, and then I will graft the bottom back to the top.
Sweater surgery in progress. Knitting 3.5" more into the length from the bottom up, and then I will graft the bottom back to the top.
The sweater pre-surgery. Let's hope this isn't a big mistake!
The sweater pre-surgery. Let's hope this isn't a big mistake!
Such a comfortable sweater that I never want to take it off!
Such a comfortable sweater that I never want to take it off!
I managed to get the lines of the slipped stitches to come together at the Central Double Decreases of the body and the sleeves.
I managed to get the lines of the slipped stitches to come together at the Central Double Decreases of the body and the sleeves.
The knit stitches of the tubular cast on flow directly into the slipped stitches in the main body.
The knit stitches of the tubular cast on flow directly into the slipped stitches in the main body.
The colour is way off in this one. In real life the blue is denim like, but much more vibrant.
The colour is way off in this one. In real life the blue is denim like, but much more vibrant.
This photo shows the true colour quite well.
This photo shows the true colour quite well.
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Finished
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September 25, 2023

A Sweater of My Own Design

Project info
Knitting
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Building a Gradient
0 skeins = 900 grams
Gradient purples
Purple
Notes

September 27, 2023

  • Knit in a 3ply handspun hand dyed targhee wool.
  • Custom fit using EZ’s percentage system.
  • Started with a tubular cast on and ended with a tubular bind off.
  • Background of reverse stockinette stitch.
  • Every 4th stitch is slipped on every other round.
  • I’m very happy with the way I was able to get the slipped stitches columns to join together at the raglan seams’ central double decreases.

March 25, 2024

I have decided that I don’t like the shorter length that I made this sweater. I’m now in the scary process of “Sweater Surgery”. I cut a row just above the ribbing and I’m going to add another 3 and a half inches before grafting it back to the upper portion of the sweater. This reconstruction has a deadline of only 4 days from now since I want to wear the altered sweater to FibresWest on the weekend.

March 28, 2024

Alteration of the sweater was successful! I finished an entire day ahead of schedule. Grafting wasn’t perfect, but after a bit of duplicate stitch correcting even I can’t easily find the grafted round.

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Finished
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September 25, 2023
 
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
  • Project created: July 31, 2023
  • Finished: September 26, 2023
  • Updated: August 12, 2024
  • Progress updates: 3 updates