TEST - Gondola Sweater
Finished
November 25, 2023
January 8, 2024

TEST - Gondola Sweater

Tester project info
Gondola by Wool & Pine
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Myself
43"
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
Chicken Coop Dyeworks Cazuela
0.47 skeins = 205.4 yards (187.8 meters), 47 grams
Multicolored
Homestead Fiber Crafts Silk/Yak/Merino
Fingering (14 wpi)
0.48 skeins = 192.0 yards (175.6 meters), 48 grams
Macintosh
Red-orange
Lang Yarns Lace Mohair Silk
1451 yards in stash
1.72 skeins = 583.1 yards (533.2 meters), 43 grams
992
Blue-green
Red Stag Fibre ® Croft Fingering
1213 yards in stash
1.23 skeins = 538.7 yards (492.6 meters), 123 grams
Blue-green
madelinetosh Impression
0.7 skeins = 292.2 yards (267.2 meters), 32 grams
Purple
madelinetosh TML + Copper
50 grams
Purple
Notes

Thank you to Abbye and Selena of Wool & Pine for allowing me to test this wonderful pattern! The colorwork was fun!
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Notes:

  • The colorwork, though simple at times, offered a challenge on the rows where three colors were used. Remember to catch those floats and to not pull too tight on them. I sized up to an 8 on the yoke colorwork to help with tension.

  • I held a fingering and mohair yarn together for the MC and for CC1 (background colors). For CC2 & CC3, I held fingering weight yarn double (diamonds on the colorwork).

  • I went down a needle size overall, however during testing, we found gauge was slightly tighter. Ended up working out for me for a perfect fit. This was fixed in the final edition of the pattern.

Measurements:

Knit a size 43 for a 38” bust. The finished dimensions ended up at 39” so ease only ended up at 1” but with my hour glass shape, it worked.

Finished dimensions -

A. Bust: 19.5”
B. Bicep: 6”
C. Yoke Depth: 12.5”
D. Body Length: 12”
E. Sleeve Length: 15.5”

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November 25, 2023
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  • Project created: January 2, 2024
  • Finished: January 9, 2024
  • Updated: January 12, 2024
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