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July 22, 2025
August 27, 2025

Esa Sweater test

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Esa Sweater by Valentina Bogdanova
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
3
Needles & yarn
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
26 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
1,572 yards
Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk
1785 yards in stash
0.8 skeins = 174.1 yards (159.2 meters), 20 grams
01 white
01-51025, 2301 (3), 41115(3)
White
October 20, 2017
Rva Silmusolmu Säihky Sukkis
1181 yards in stash
2.3 skeins = 1006.1 yards (920.0 meters), 230 grams
Ametisti
5
Purple
Rva Silmusolmu in Sastamala
February 28, 2017
Rva Silmusolmu Säihky Sukkis
656 yards in stash
0.5 skeins = 218.7 yards (200.0 meters), 50 grams
Hattara
Pink
Rva Silmusolmu in Sastamala
February 28, 2017
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair
1159 yards in stash
0.75 skeins = 173.9 yards (159.0 meters), 18 grams
4813 pink lilac
4813-864813(8 ), 206286(1)
Pink
Titityy in Jyväskylä, Western Finland
March 30, 2024
Notes

Such a stunning pattern! two_hearts I fell for it right away!
22.07.2025 Cast on for the neck band. Chart A.
24.07.2025 I started chart B.
01.08.2025 Back to knitting chart B row 25.
07.08.2025 Knitting yoke chart B on row 44.
08.08.2025 Row 50 of the chart B done.
10.08.2025 Chart B done.
12.08.2025 I have separated for the sleeves.
14.08.2025 Worked on the body (7 cm).
16.08.2025 I finished the first MC skein on the body, I got 12.5 cm. It’s not done yet but I started a new skein and picked up stitches for (one) sleeve.
20.08.2025 One sleeve done. I made it shorter.(41 cm) (I knit about 26 cm before starting the sleeve chart.) I used 33.5 g of MC purple for it.

yarn
MC purple fingering 920m 230g (2.3 skeins)

CC silk mohair (both together) or fingering only= 518 m
it would be about 70g altogether
(pattern 600m for CC yarn)

CC1a Silk Mohair white 159m 20g
CC1b Silk Mohair pink 159m 18g
CC2 pink fingering 200 m 50g

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July 22, 2025
August 27, 2025
About this pattern
Esa Sweater
by Valentina Bogdanova
from Valentina Bogdanova's Ravelry Store
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DROPS Kid-Silk
by Garnstudio
Lace
75% Mohair, 25% Silk
230 yards / 25 grams

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Säihky Sukkis
by Rva Silmusolmu
Fingering
75% Merino, 20% Nylon, 5% Stellina
437 yards / 100 grams

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stashed 177 times

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Tynn Silk Mohair
by Sandnes Garn
Lace
57% Mohair, 28% Silk, 15% Wool
232 yards / 25 grams

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  • Project created: July 17, 2025
  • Finished: August 27, 2025
  • Updated: November 21, 2025
  • Progress updates: 9 updates