Beetle #2
Finished
June 29, 2011
July 15, 2011

Beetle #2

Project info
Beetle Hoodie by Justyna Lorkowska
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Maciej
6
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
My button stash :-)
in stash
Rozetti Yarns First Class
1.4 skeins = 176.4 yards (161.3 meters), 70 grams
13
7840
Blue
Rozetti Yarns First Class
4.1 skeins = 516.6 yards (472.4 meters), 205 grams
34
1221
Green
Rozetti Yarns First Class
1.2 skeins = 151.2 yards (138.3 meters), 60 grams
149
10723
Yellow
Notes

In 2014 the sweater came back to me.
It fits Wojtek perfectly!


Testing size 6 of my design.
Making the hoodie for my nephew. He’s a thin but tall 5-year-old so it should be ok.

After gauge swatch I changed the yarn from Lanagold Solid to Rozetti First Class - now the gauge will be the same.

Got paranoid a couple of times that all my calculations suck, but I think they’re working pretty nicely.

After making sleeve caps I’m reasured that I LOVE SHORT ROWS :-)

Planning to use big buttons for this cardi, so this video might come in handy. That’s my only mod.

I had to start the 5th skein of green yarn just to make 1cm in each sleeve.

Picked up 248 sts for front bands. Still need to make pockets but I can’t decide if they should be blue or yellow.

After blocking the hoodie seems to be quite big - I mean good for a 6-year-old. Well, if it’s too big for Maciej it just means that he’ll wear it longer.

Anyways, I’m really happy with the result :-)

Size seems to be OK ;-) Maybe the sleeves came out a bit too long. I’ve corrected it in the pattern anyways.


I want to thank all my wonderful testers for their help. Verdeka, Arkarusia, Tysya, Scriptoria, Milentuna, SilviaMM73, Ollann, MarcyJC I wouldn’t be able to do it without you, guys!

Ok, the pattern is available. Yay! :-)

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Finished
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July 15, 2011
 
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50% Microfiber, 50% Merino
126 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: June 16, 2011
  • Finished: July 16, 2011
  • Updated: March 30, 2014
  • Progress updates: 18 updates