The Quick Knit 1940's Style Sweater
Definitely a quick knit! And I love that this twisted rib pattern looks like a cable, but is so much less time consuming.For front I cast on 77 sts. For back, 72 sts.
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10-17-2020The loose bind off for the neckline didn’t look very good to me in this color, so I decided to fold the collar in half and stitch in place. Turns out, I love the feature, and will probably...
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My gauge did not match perfectly. Width-wise I was oversized, but round-wise I was way too small. It took me a minute to figure out why 5 rounds worth of the chart looked more like a skull cap than the...
View ArticleVanilla Bean Turtleneck
The waist shaping on this could be slightly higher, I think. Which is a little strange since I have a very long torso.The increase and decrease shaping is written out unlike anything I have previously...
View ArticleCabled Hat
A very quick project. I love that the cables all face in one direction - it makes it so much easier to memorize the pattern!
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As others have stated, if you don’t want a funnel neck, and would prefer the sweater look like it does in photos, you will need to decrease the number of rows of raglan shaping. As written, the...
View ArticleSymphony
My gauge was slightly off for this project, so I used a size 32 for the back, and a 34 for the front.The neck edge turned out rather tight. I re-did the cast-off which helped a bit, but if I use this...
View ArticleThe "Sodapop" Sweater
12-24-2021I changed the amount of ribbing at the wrist and waist (less for the sleeves, more for the body at the waist).The neckline turned out less wide than the images from the pattern. Maybe I was...
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As many people have already stated, the pattern does not reflect the image of the finished sweater. If you want the finished sweater to look like the photos, the neck ribbing has to be started a couple...
View ArticleQuiet Reflection
This is a very quick knit.I wasn’t sure I like the short fold-over neckline of the original design, and I had extra yarn, so I lengthened that portion by a few inches. An extra stretchy cast off means...
View ArticleSmock Top Sweater
This was so easy to knit, and just what I needed to get me back in the mood for knitting sweaters.
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