Gotta Have It
Finished
October 8, 2017
May 18, 2018

Gotta Have It

Project info
Mint Leaves by Joji Locatelli
Knitting
SweaterPullover
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Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Merino DK
70 yards in stash
2.85 skeins = 1333.8 yards (1219.6 meters), 570 grams
Blue
Notes

This is not a quick knit, but it is simply stunning with the bobbles and lace and cables.

First 2 pictures are at Rhinebeck 2018.

Notes:

Row 33 is sleeve separation row. When starting sleeves again, cable on 3rd row (i.e. start row 1 sleeve chart).
-start sides at the beginning of pattern (row 23).

Sides - 150 stitches each front and back when start sides. By this time I have 72 rows after the underarm split. Decreasing 28 stitches for 10 rows. Then 16 stitches for 6 rows. Side took 43 grams yarn.

Sleeves - decrease on row 8 of pattern. 32 rows after decrease to 50 stitches. 145 grams left after first sleeve.

Inadvertent Mod: Forgot to start decreases after sleeve split and missed 8 sets of decreases. Started row 57 decreasing extra stitches each RS row 8 times. Thus, inadvertent shaping. After that, back to gradual A-line shaping per pattern.

Thoughts on yarn: I wanted to use something tonal or lightly variegated with the reverse stockinette, as I like that stitch pattern with variegated yarn, over stockinette. However, this beautiful royal blue solid was begging to be used, so I picked it. In my opinion, if you use too wild a yarn either speckled or variegated, the fabulous pattern will be lost.

37 grams left.

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May 18, 2018
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by Rohrspatz & Wollmeise
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100% Merino
468 yards / 200 grams

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  • Project created: September 4, 2017
  • Finished: May 18, 2018
  • Updated: October 20, 2018
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