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Summer Dawn testknit
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April 8, 2013
May 23, 2013

Summer Dawn testknit

Project info
Summer Dawn by Andrea Black
Knitting
Sweater → Cardigan
me
36"
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
The Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering
400 yards in stash
2.96 skeins = 1139.6 yards (1042.1 meters), 298 grams
Bleedin' Armadillos Grooms Cake
Red-purple
Notes

Due 25th May 2013

first ball: 93g
Ball 2: 93g
Ball 3: 100g
Ball 4: 100g

Swatch #1 Plucky MCN Fingering 4mm needles
pre-blocking 25sts/10cm
Steam blocking 24sts/30rows
Wet Blocking

Swatch #2 3.75mm needles Plucky MCN
pre-blocking 24st/31rows
Wet Blocked 23.5sts/31 rows

3.5 mm
Pre-blocking 26sts/32.5 rows
Wet Blocked 25st/33rows

Notes:
Wider arms option
alternated skeins inside of edging for body
stopped body rows 4 early to account for row gauge (31rows/4”)
Only 8 rows for waist (gauge differences)
One extra increase for hips (5 in total)
did 2 extra rows of ribbing at the bottom to make room for a stable buttonhole. Buttonhole is located after 12 rows rather than 14.
Body ribbing BO with 3.75mm, neck with 3.5mm

Finished weight with buttons 299g

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May 23, 2013
 
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Summer Dawn
by Andrea Black
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About this yarn
Primo Fingering
by The Plucky Knitter
Fingering
75% Merino, 20% Cashmere goat, 5% Nylon
440 yards / 115 grams

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  • Project created: April 21, 2013
  • Finished: May 23, 2013
  • Updated: May 25, 2013
  • Progress updates: 5 updates