So Faded
Finished
December 2, 2017
March 4, 2018

So Faded

Project info
So Faded by Andrea Mowry
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Me
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in 60 stitches in stockinette in the round
1,854 yards = 8 skeins
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 463.0 yards (423.4 meters), 100 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 463.0 yards (423.4 meters), 100 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 463.0 yards (423.4 meters), 100 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 93.0 yards (85.0 meters), 20 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 93.0 yards (85.0 meters), 20 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 93.0 yards (85.0 meters), 20 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 93.0 yards (85.0 meters), 20 grams
Barnyard Knits
Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering
1 skein = 93.0 yards (85.0 meters), 20 grams
Barnyard Knits
Notes

Color 1: Antique Pottery
Color 2: Caramel Dream
Color 3: Hillside Cottage
Hem: Wild Blueberries
Cuff 1: Pumpkin
Cuff 2: Spicy Mustard
Collar: Clover
All bind offs: Cranberry

Body: Antique Pottery was knit for 62 rows (~7”). The first fade, incorporating Caramel Dream, began on the 2nd round of the raglan shaping of section 3, right before the sleeve separation. I ended the fade on round 11 (~1 1/4”). I then knit the body with Caramel Dream for 50 rows (~6”) before starting the second fade, using Hillside Cottage. I knit Hillsude Cottage for 6” (50 rows) and then knit the hem for 2” (20 rows) using Wild Blueberries. I bound off in Cranberry using Jenny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off.

Sleeves: Started with Caramel Dream for 70 rounds. Then I faded in Hillside Cottage. I continued Hillside Cottage for 57 rounds and knit the cuff for 20 rounds. One cuff was knit in Pumpkin and one was knit in Spicy Mustard. Both were bound off in Cranberry.

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December 2, 2017
March 4, 2018
 
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by Barnyard Knits
Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
463 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: September 7, 2017
  • Updated: March 4, 2018
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