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Finished
October 6, 2016
October 10, 2016

Colorblocked Boyfriend

Project info
Shapely Boyfriend by Stefanie Japel
Knitting
Sweater → Cardigan
Me
42
Needles & yarn
US 10 - 6.0 mm
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
861 yards
Miss Babs Yowza
0.5 skeins = 280.0 yards (256.0 meters), 113 grams
Oyster
Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Worsted
none left in stash
0.75 skeins = 300.0 yards (274.3 meters), 171 grams
Druid hill
Brown
fibre space in Alexandria, Virginia
madelinetosh Tosh DK
113 yards in stash
1.25 skeins = 281.3 yards (257.2 meters)
Torchere
Looped Yarnworks
Notes

Knew I would have gauge for this on larger needles using dk weight yarn. Wanted a lighter weight fabric and absolutely love the end results.

Added a garter stitch detail down the sides just because I wanted to break it up. Love the end results.

Full details on the blog.

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Finished
October 6, 2016
October 10, 2016
About this pattern
Shapely Boyfriend
by Stefanie Japel
from Knitty, Deep Fall 2011
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Studio Worsted
by Neighborhood Fiber Co.
Worsted
100% Merino
200 yards / 114 grams

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Tosh DK
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DK
100% Merino
225 yards

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Yowza
by Miss Babs
DK
100% Merino
560 yards / 227 grams

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  • Project created: October 6, 2016
  • Finished: October 11, 2016
  • Updated: January 22, 2017