Harvest Moon
Finished
November 20, 2011
December 16, 2011

Harvest Moon

Project info
Harvest Moon by Heidi Kirrmaier
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Me
smallest
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
madelinetosh 80/10/10 Worsted MCN
none left in stash
5.5 skeins = 1028.5 yards (940.5 meters), 550 grams
Blue-green
Notes
  • I wish designers would specify which cast-on they want you to use when it makes a difference to the FO.
  • For the pocket trims, long-tail cast-on should be used so that the garter trims have the same look on either end. If you use the cable cast-on as I did, they will not match and because they sit on an angle, the top of one pocket will match the bottom of the other pocket and vice versa. I had already seamed them before i noticed and i am not ripping back but truly, it should be explicitly stated in the directions. In the US, the long-tail cast-on may be the most commonly used one but that is not the case all over the world.
  • Other than that, I love this pattern. Really fun to knit.
  • As for finishing, i am pretty good at vertical and horizontal mattress stitch. I am even not bad at setting in a sleeve. I am proud of having learned to do regular rectangular pockets (like in Atelier and Igloo) really well. But THESE pockets…. well, ….the yarn isn’t helping. It is so darn smooth and gorgeous. It doesnt want to do anything but be a happy little knit stitch surrounded by a bunch of other happy knit stitches. I need to do a lovely basic stockinette sweater with this yarn.
  • collar took 50 grams
  • only had 5 skeins but FO weighs 550 grams
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Finished
November 20, 2011
December 16, 2011
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by madelinetosh
Worsted
80% Merino, 10% Cashmere goat, 10% Nylon
187 yards

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  • Project created: November 17, 2011
  • Finished: December 16, 2011
  • Updated: February 9, 2012
  • Progress updates: 6 updates