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[darchildre]

Today it is grey, and cooler than it's been, so I started knitting a new sweater. I had bought a bunch of yarn a while ago to make a big cabled fisherman's sweater, but I had abandoned it, because it turned out that I hated knitting it. (The front and back were knit flat and then seamed and it was just too much purling.) But I still like the yarn a lot - it's a light, undyed grey, and I like the colors that sheep naturally come in* - so I still wanted to use it for a sweater.

So I decided to knit another of these sweaters. This will be my third one, though the first I'm knitting in worsted weight. I've made a few alterations to the pattern - I've added a cable panel down the front, and I'm replacing the garter panel on the sleeves with a braid - and the original comes in so many sizes that the pattern gets hard to read, so I spent the morning rewriting it for my own use.

I haven't knit with yarn thicker than fingering weight in forever. Worsted weight knits up so fast! Now I just have to try to be a little focused, and I'll definitely have the sweater done by the time it's sweater weather.



*Grey wool is my favorite, but I am greatly tempted to also do a similar sweater in an undyed brown.

Comments

[khronos_keeper]

Those look beautiful! Kind of a weird question, but do you accept commissions? I'd love a sweater like that, but I can't knit worth beans lol

[darchildre]

That is a very lovely compliment but I'm afraid that I don't - I knit very slowly and get distracted too easily to make things for other people. Thank you, though.

[khronos_keeper]

No worries at all! I totally get it, it's nice just to have a craft to enjoy for yourself :) I do hope your sweater turns out well!