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Well, it's done! The now very belated Birthday Sweater is finally done!
I'm glad to have this thing finally done. It's taken long enough, and is now quite belated. So huge thanks to my giftee for her patience in waiting for this sweater!
She has tried the whole thing on --the fit came out a bit oversized, but it's supposed to be, so that worked out just fine! There are a few mistakes in my knitting, but nothing obvious (I hope!). I'm happy with how it turned out, but I'm also very glad it's done.
Yes, I know it's not the best picture, but it was the best picture I could get before it went to it's new home. The colour isn't true (the colour is far closer in my previous posts), and it's on the angle, so I know it looks a bit weird.
Pattern is not mine, it's the Sterling Cables Sweater from Bernat (the previous pattern links don't seem to be working, but here's the Ravelry Link). The pattern seems to have been removed from the Yarnspirations Website where it was previously available for free, so I don't know if it's still available. I actually wouldn't be surprised if the pattern was no longer available, as there were some issues with the pattern. It's a gorgeous pattern, if you're willing to put up with some minor errors and an awkwardly written pattern.
Plus, I did a few mods and tweaks of my own. I did short-row shaping for the shoulders and armholes, rather then casting off, and then worked the shoulder seams with a 3-needle bind-off. I knit the sleeves in the round to the sleeve caps, and I worked the collar in the round as well.
Needles were my *4.5 Hiya Hiya fixed circular needles (24 inch cord), and then Lykke Interchangable 4mm tips on a 24 inch cord for the ribbing on the sleeves and collar.
Yarn is the now-discontinued Dream in Colour Groovy, in "Emerald Darkness".
One of the things I didn't account for is that the sweater's actually quite heavy! Not just heavy in terms of yarn weight, but the actual garment is quite heavy in terms of weight. It's definitely something more suited to cold winter weather.
Well, I'm glad to have another project off the needles in 2018. Stay tuned for the next FO Friday, and thanks for reading!
Well, it's done! The now very belated Birthday Sweater is finally done!
I'm glad to have this thing finally done. It's taken long enough, and is now quite belated. So huge thanks to my giftee for her patience in waiting for this sweater!
She has tried the whole thing on --the fit came out a bit oversized, but it's supposed to be, so that worked out just fine! There are a few mistakes in my knitting, but nothing obvious (I hope!). I'm happy with how it turned out, but I'm also very glad it's done.
Pattern is not mine, it's the Sterling Cables Sweater from Bernat (the previous pattern links don't seem to be working, but here's the Ravelry Link). The pattern seems to have been removed from the Yarnspirations Website where it was previously available for free, so I don't know if it's still available. I actually wouldn't be surprised if the pattern was no longer available, as there were some issues with the pattern. It's a gorgeous pattern, if you're willing to put up with some minor errors and an awkwardly written pattern.
Plus, I did a few mods and tweaks of my own. I did short-row shaping for the shoulders and armholes, rather then casting off, and then worked the shoulder seams with a 3-needle bind-off. I knit the sleeves in the round to the sleeve caps, and I worked the collar in the round as well.
Needles were my *4.5 Hiya Hiya fixed circular needles (24 inch cord), and then Lykke Interchangable 4mm tips on a 24 inch cord for the ribbing on the sleeves and collar.
Yarn is the now-discontinued Dream in Colour Groovy, in "Emerald Darkness".
One of the things I didn't account for is that the sweater's actually quite heavy! Not just heavy in terms of yarn weight, but the actual garment is quite heavy in terms of weight. It's definitely something more suited to cold winter weather.
Well, I'm glad to have another project off the needles in 2018. Stay tuned for the next FO Friday, and thanks for reading!
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