westknits testknits 4!
Finished
October 10, 2018
November 12, 2018

westknits testknits 4!

Project info
Briyoke by Stephen West
Knitting
SweaterPullover
westknits on ravelry
M
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
1,460 yards
Kindred Red Rad DK
0.39 skeins = 90.1 yards (82.4 meters), 39 grams
Blue-green
Kindred Red Rad DK
0.65 skeins = 150.2 yards (137.3 meters), 65 grams
Kindred Red Rad DK
2.6 skeins = 600.6 yards (549.2 meters), 260 grams
Kindred Red Rad DK
0.43 skeins = 99.3 yards (90.8 meters), 43 grams
Orange
Kindred Red Rad DK
1.47 skeins = 339.6 yards (310.5 meters), 147 grams
Purple
Kindred Red Rad Sock
0.17 skeins = 78.7 yards (72.0 meters), 17 grams
Blue
Kindred Red Rad Sock
0.18 skeins = 83.3 yards (76.2 meters), 18 grams
Kindred Red Rad Sock
0.04 skeins = 18.5 yards (16.9 meters), 4 grams
Yellow-orange
Notes

Puff sleeves (my own design) and a cropped body; otherwise, following Stephen’s design

10-10-2018

starting quantities:
Larimar: 17.3g
The Crystal Gems (sock): 58.3g
The Crystal Gems (DK): 215g
Salty: 212g
Goldie-lox: 424.1g
No Pink Lemonade: 216.5g
Leeloo: 210g (2 intensities)
Not Mellow: 11.8g

10-15-2018

after 1/2 neck, holding together Larimar + the Crystal Gems
Larimar: 12g, 5.3g used
The Crystal Gems: 53g, 5.3g used
Salty: 207g, 5g used, 11.55 yards
- actual neck (2x this amount) should take ~23 yards per color

after 1/2 yoke, holding together Larimar + the Crystal Gems:
Larimar: 0g, 12g used
The Crystal Gems: 40.3g, 12.7g used
Salty: 178g, 29g used, 67 yards
- actual yoke (2x my amount) should take ~134 yards per color

after yoke stripe:
Not Mellow: 7.6g, 4.2g used (when held double)
Goldie-Lox: 419.8g, 4.3g used, 9.9 yards
- actual yoke stripe should take ~10 yards per color

after raglan:
Goldie-lox: 378g, 41.8g used, 96.6 yards
No Pink Lemonade (lightest): 18.5g used, 42.7 yards
No Pink Lemonade (light, pink): 69.8g, 25.7g used, 59 yards
(total BC is 101.7 yards)
- actual raglan shaping should take ~100 yards per color

after 1/2 body:
Goldie-Lox: 323.5g, 54.5g used, 125 yards
No Pink Lemonade (light, orange): 85.6g, 20.9g used, 48 yards
Leeloo (light medium): 86.5g, 20g used, 46.2 yards
Leeloo (medium): 83.1g, 22.9g used, 52.9 yards
(total BC is 147 yards)
- actual body (2x my amount) should take 250-300 yards

after 1 puff sleeve:
Goldie-lox: 230.8g, 92.7g used, 213 yards
The Crystal Gems: 145.6g, 69.4g used, 160.3 yards

after 2 puff sleeves:
Goldie-Lox: 162g
The Crystal Gems: ?

after 2 puff cuffs:
The Crystal Gems: 68.3g
Salty: 67g

10-25-2018

For the sleeves, rather than decreasing, I knitted single color brioche for 3in, then increased to create a puff sleeve. Then I knitted the length of the arm, decreased to a tight cuff, and did a contrast cuff instead of I-cord.

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November 12, 2018
 
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75% Merino, 25% Nylon
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