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My Funky Grandpa
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Finished
January 2014
August 26, 2016

My Funky Grandpa

Project info
Funky Grandpa by La Maison Rililie
Knitting
myself
XL
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
2,295 yards
Lana Grossa Meilenweit Solid/Uni
3 skeins = 1377.0 yards (1259.1 meters), 300 grams
1104
Gray
Junghans Wolle in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Lana Grossa Meilenweit Solid/Uni
1 skein = 459.0 yards (419.7 meters), 100 grams
black
Junghans Wolle in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball® Crazy
1 skein = 459.0 yards (419.7 meters), 100 grams
Schokoladenseite
Junghans Wolle in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Notes

28.08.2016

Mods:
Got gauge with US 5/3.75 mm needles.

Went one size up (XXL) for the sleeves, they came out exactly right.

Added one stripe to the body, to accommodate my longer torso.

Instead of after-thought buttonholes I went for 6 of Barbara Walker’s self reinforcing buttonholes in row 5 of the button band.

The sweater is a bit bigger than planned and it tends to slip off my shoulders - overall I like the result though.

After washing and blocking, the sleeves grew quite a lot so I will wash it a again and give the cardi a spin through the dryer. As this is Lana Grossa superwash sock yarn there should be no felting.

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Finished
January 2014
August 26, 2016
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Funky Grandpa
by La Maison Rililie
from La Maison Rililie
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About this yarn
Meilenweit Solid/Uni
by Lana Grossa
Light Fingering
80% Wool, 20% Nylon
230 yards / 50 grams

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About this yarn
Zauberball® Crazy
by Schoppel-Wolle
Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
459 yards / 100 grams

34295 projects

stashed 25133 times

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  • Originally queued: December 23, 2013
  • Project created: February 8, 2014
  • Updated: August 28, 2016