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cotton and silk summer jumper

I made this for spring and summer

Created by: Ginger E

  • Project Details

    About

    I wanted a good knitting project for my holiday - which included long haul flights from Australia to Europe. I spent about 6 hours of the first flight unknotting the yarn I had attempted to wind into a ball. The lady next to me, and the lady next to her, clapped when I finished. I only got one sleeve done on my 6 week holiday! Luckily, when I got back I got flu and once I was well enough to stay awake I just knitted all week. This is my first time knitting with cotton (I'm trying to become vegan) - so far it has worked out really well. I found it fiddly knitting the cuffs of the sleeves in the round using the magic circle method so I knitted them flat, them started knitting in the round once I had finished the ribbing section. I sewed up the cuffs at the end and this has worked out fine.
    This is probably the most complex lace pattern I have done and most of the lace rows have been unpicked and redone. I recommend checking every diamond every row.

    Pattern

    Amaro

    Yarns

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 3.75mm (US 5) 100cm
    • Circular 3.50mm (US 4) 80cm

    Accessories

    • Stitch Holder
    • Stitch Markers
    • Tapestry Needle

    Measurements

    35 in

    Notes: the fit is perfect. I downsized needles to do the waist as recommended in the pattern - not sure if it made a difference. I accidentally did the sleeves in 3.5mm instead of 3.75mm but it doesn't seem to have mattered. The neckline was a little too big for me (I have narrow shoulders) so I added a few rows in the neckline in the same decrease pattern, now it's great. I love the slightly set-in sleeves and shoulders, it fits really well.

    Tags

    • Sweaters
    • Women

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete

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    1 Comment

    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      Pretty jumper, sounds like you had quite a time trying to knit this jumper, it has turned out nicely,beautifully knitted all credit to you :)
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