Anyday CARDIGAN!
Finished
December 14, 2019
January 6, 2020

Anyday CARDIGAN!

Project info
Anyday Sweater by Lily Kate France
Knitting
SweaterPullover
4
Needles & yarn
US 9 - 5.5 mm
7.0 mm
12.5 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
Kindred Red Alpaca Haze
2.34 skeins = 678.6 yards (620.5 meters), 117 grams
Malabrigo Yarn Rastita
0.99 skeins = 305.9 yards (279.7 meters), 99 grams
Malabrigo Yarn Rastita
0.29 skeins = 89.6 yards (81.9 meters), 29 grams
Malabrigo Yarn Rastita
0.24 skeins = 74.2 yards (67.8 meters), 24 grams
Malabrigo Yarn Rastita
0.21 skeins = 64.9 yards (59.3 meters), 21 grams
Malabrigo Yarn Rastita
0.26 skeins = 80.3 yards (73.5 meters), 26 grams
Yarn House
386 grams
Pink
Notes

I’m using some handspun from Yarn House! And turning this sweater into a cardigan, because I need less pullovers in my life, but the shape and details are all perfect for what I’ve been envisioning bulb

The spinner isn’t sure about how many yards are in a skein, but told me it’s Aran or a light bulky. I know I can get at least the body portion of this sweater using the handspun. I started with a provisional cast-on to make a folded hem.

I knew I was going to run out of yarn, and with only 1 skein left after completing the body, I dyed some unddyed Malabrigo Rastita using the same 4 contrast colors from the handspun, plus the light peach that is spun throughout. Then, I’m going to marl the peach with the other 4 colors to make thick chunky stripes that match the thickness AND colors of the handspun.

Starting weights:
Yarn House Handspun: 462g
Alpaca Haze Peach Sky: 333g
handdyed Rastita peach: 208g
handdyed Rastita orange: 51g
handdyed Rastita yellow: 52.1g
handdyed Rastita pink: 52.5g
handdyed Rastita green: 50.1g

12-14-2019

Frogged today; will start over on a larger needle size because it feels a bit too dense. The pattern calls for 7mm, and I like the look of the fabric at this scale too, especially now that I’m holding the Alpaca Haze with the handspun. New gauge is 10 over 4”, so I’m reworking the math to account for that. Good thing I know how to grade and use gauge spreadsheets now wink

01-04-2020

Ending weights:
Yarn House Handspun: 75.8g
Alpaca Haze Peach Sky: 215.5
handdyed Rastita peach: 109g
handdyed Rastita orange: 27g
handdyed Rastita yellow: 26g
handdyed Rastita pink: 31.6g
handdyed Rastita green: 21.2g

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December 14, 2019
January 6, 2020
 
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100% Merino
309 yards / 100 grams

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90% Alpaca, 10% Nylon
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  • Originally queued: December 1, 2019
  • Project created: December 10, 2019
  • Finished: January 12, 2020
  • Updated: December 13, 2021
  • Progress updates: 5 updates