Wednesday, September 28, 2016

SSKAL Completed!

I finished my sweater! Yay! Woop, woop, woop! And it fits perfectly! Isn't that every knitters worry that their sweater won't fit when they finish? I definitely worried when I adjusted what size I was going to make because my gauge was larger than what the pattern called for. Had I used a smaller needle my sweater would have been bullet proof.

But my adjustments ended up being exactly perfect!


 I can't wait to be able to wear this on my trip to New York in a few weeks! I'm hoping the weather cooperates and it's actually cold enough. As a reminder the pattern is Chimney Fire and the yarn is Blarney Woollen Mills Aran Handknitting Wool.



The only adjustments I made intentionally was lengthening the body by an inch and go up a needle size when I started knitting in the round. I believe I had two extra stitches on the right arm in comparison to what the pattern called for. It didn't make any difference until I got to the cuff, then I had to decrease two extra stitches for the ribbing pattern to match up with the cables.



While blocking, the arms got a touch long so I've folded the cuffs to the correct length. I think I'll live with this for my trip to NY and if I don't like it throughout the trip I'll rip back and bind-off a little earlier. All-in-all I'm ecstatic about my sweater and very proud. I think, this sweater is the most impressive looking piece I've knit so far, but not necessarily the hardest. It really was basic sweater constructions with a few extras thrown in to keep you interested :)

My reading for this week has been the illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone. So many childhood memories are coming back with this comfort read. The illustrations are just what you  would expect from a Harry Potter novel. Though I was sad there was no illustration of the letter flying through the chimney for Harry! Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams for the Yarn and Craft Along this week!

10 comments:

  1. Splendid job on this. I thumbed through copies of the first and second books. They are wonderful. I don't own them but have the hardcovers and Kindle books. After I catch up on blog posts today, I'll be working on my Harry Potter family birthday dinner post!

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    1. Thanks for the praise! Harry Potter birthday party! Have fun! Hope it went well!

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  2. Wonderful job. It is gorgeous! I hope you get to wear it in New York.

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    1. I really hope I get to wear it as well! I'm also hoping we have a cold winter so maybe I get to wear it at home as well.

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  3. such a beautiful sweater, will you share photos of what it looks like when you are wearing it? Love those cables!

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    1. I will definitely get some better photos of me wearing it when I'm in New York. Going outside and taking photos in this hear sounds like punishment...hopefully the weather changes soon.

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  4. A very classy knit! Impressed! xoxo Andrea @ This Knitted Life

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  5. gorgeous!!! I love all the cables and twists and yay that it fits :)

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