Heja Blåvitt!
Finished
January 25, 2013
March 9, 2013

Heja Blåvitt!

Project info
Gathering Stripes by Veera Välimäki
Knitting
SweaterPullover
~4yo
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1,226 yards = 3.21 skeins
Holst Garn Coast Uld Bomuld
76 yards in stash
0.35 skeins = 133.7 yards (122.3 meters), 17 grams
9032
Natural/Undyed
Holstgarn.dk
Holst Garn Coast Uld Bomuld
88 yards in stash
2.86 skeins = 1092.5 yards (999.0 meters), 143 grams
8958
Blue
Notes

2 strands

German twisted CO for smallest size

Collar: On every row - slip 1st stitch p-wise wyib, purl last stitch
35 rows
Buttonholes on row 8, 18, 28

Added some short rows (back is 6 rows higher than front)
Inc to 74sts for front/back and 52 for sleeves.

CO 4 extra sts for each armhole (74+74+4+4=156sts total for body)

Garter hem (3mm) dec 10sts -> 146sts, 8 garter ridges, stretchy BO knitwise after the last purl round

Sleeves 52sts + 6 sts (PU 4sts from CO + 2 extra stitches to avoid holes)
Dec those 6 extra sts on fol 6 rounds -> sleeve=52sts
Dec 2 after 4th white stripe, dec 2 after last stripe ->48sts
Garter cuffs (on 3mm needle),
Dec 4sts on first purl round ->44sts
8 ridges, stretchy BO knitwise after last purl round

FO 160g (143g Harbour + 17g Dove)

Love the yarn, it´s soft and knits up evenly, 2 threads work great for this project.

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Finished
January 25, 2013
March 9, 2013
 
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by Holst Garn
Light Fingering
55% Merino, 45% Cotton
383 yards / 50 grams

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  • Originally queued: December 28, 2012
  • Project created: January 20, 2013
  • Updated: May 4, 2013
  • Progress updates: 4 updates