California Sweater *TEST*
Finished
July 20, 2024
August 27, 2024

California Sweater *TEST*

Tester project info
California Sweater by Leslie Forrester Howard
Knitting
SweaterPullover
4x - 62”
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
2,334 yards
Spun Right Round Classic Sock
758 yards in stash
2.69 skeins = 1178.2 yards (1077.3 meters), 269 grams
Spun Right Round Mohair Silk
734 yards in stash
2.52 skeins = 1156.7 yards (1057.7 meters), 126 grams
Notes

Knit the size 4x for a finished measurement of 62” on my 56” bust.

Knit the 5x sleeve pickup because of my bicep measurement, but I think I could have been fine doing the 4x! I did modify the instructions for the decrease rate for my sleeves, decreasing every 5th row instead of every 6th. And then I knit about 2” of stockinette before the ribbing. Everything else is knit to pattern!

One modification I would make for the future is to add bust darts so it sits evenly across my front and back and doesn’t raise up— but I’m also into how that looks :). It would be super easy to add that modification to this pattern.

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Finished
July 20, 2024
August 27, 2024
About this pattern
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About this yarn
by Spun Right Round
Fingering
100% Merino
438 yards / 100 grams

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  1. soft
  2. washable
About this yarn
by Spun Right Round
Lace
72% Mohair, 28% Bombyx
459 yards / 50 grams

353 projects

stashed 281 times

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  1. Soft
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  • Project created: July 20, 2024
  • Updated: September 14, 2024
  • Progress updates: 3 updates