I am happy to report I have cast off my FIRST sweater!
It all began when the pattern for The Easy Bulky One by Joji was released.
I promptly purchased it and the recommended yarn, Quarry by Brooklyn Tweed (purchased online from a lovely shop-Wool & Co.-they packaged the yarn so beautifully!)
Then, I did nothing.
Now we are at Fall 2018 and Joji is running a sweater KAL.
I finally cast on!
I did really well and knitting the body.
The problem for me was the yarn.
Reading my Ravelry notes, I keep mentioning I really don’t like the yarn-it pulls apart or as I wrote “it just disintegrates”.
Now, I will totally give Brooklyn Tweed credit- they contacted me, giving me tips and video links to “how to work with the yarn”.
I was very pleased with their readiness to help.
However, I don’t want to use a yarn I have to learn how to knit with.
So, due to that issue, I opted to make the sweater a cropped sweater (knit to the length of a favorite sweatshirt)
Then I fizzled out.
I left the sweater sitting in a bag all winter.
Well, spring is for spring cleaning-I was going to finish this sweater!
I opted to make it short sleeved.
I picked up 56 stitches for the sleeve (even though per the pattern I should have picked up 44- I hate tight necklines and sleeves).
I knit 18 rounds, decrease round, 3 knit rounds, decrease round, 3 knit rounds, then 5 rib rounds.
I used Very Pink Knits Super Stretchy bind off.
I think I may undo the neck band and redo (my picking up stitches skills have improved since I did it and I think I can make it neater).
Here is my “ends need to woven and it needs to be blocked” first sweater!
Because I made it cropped, I have 400 yards of this bulky yarn left.
Any project suggestions?
Have a great week!
I really like this color and you knitted it to a great length. It looks good on you.
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Thank you!
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Oh I love it – well done you! I agree, unless the point of the project is to learn a technique or use a different yarn, then I probably wouldn’t spend time learning to use the yarn either.
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Yes, to have to learn to use a yarn to simply knit-not for me 😉
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The sweater looks fantastic. The length is perfect. What a bummer you had to learn how to use a yarn. Not a fun thing in my book. How about some fingerless mitts with the leftovers. Or leg warmers for your sweet daughter. You could put it on Ravelry for trade and see if anyone would like to give you something wonderful in return.
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Good idea about listing it! There is one pattern I am thinking of using it for – The Site Cowl by Shalimar Yarns.
Calls for bulky and this could work well.
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Congratulations on finishing your first sweater. Hopefully now it is finished you like the yarn. It looks great.
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Thank you! I think I’ll like wearing the yarn despite not liking knitting with it.
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The colour is amazing! And well done on your first sweater – your knitting is very even. Ideas for the leftovers – maybe a cowl?
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The color is a lovely red and I do quite like it! Thank you for mentioning my evenness…I do well knitting…not so even when purling is involved 🙂
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It’s too bad the yarn was a pain to work with, but I sure do love the colorway (love the close-up shot that shows the pretty dots of colors). I’m so impressed with how quickly you’ve progressed in your knitting skills, Ali. The top looks great on you!
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Thank you so much Becki!
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Love the color and it looks so nice on you! That is really sad about the yarn as it is supposed to be a good yarn. Thanks for the warning!
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Thank you! I honestly can’t say its just me…I read many similar reviews. I guess when I spend what I think is a lot on yarn, I really want to enjoy knitting with it. So, in the future I’ll be avoiding Quarry (at least for big projects)
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Well done on completing the sweater, it’s a great length and I agree with you and all the other comments, it’s no fun if you have to learn to knit with the yarn, not when you just want to get on with knitting a project. Perhaps a hat or some gloves in the remaining yarn?
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Thank you Ruth! I think I’m going to knit the Vite Cowl by Shalimar Yarns with some of the left overs. Then maybe some mittens or fingerless knits.
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