Watercolor Solasta
Finished
February 23, 2019
November 22, 2019

Watercolor Solasta

Project info
Solasta by Kindred Red
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Size 4 : 40-42", shown with no ease on 42” bust. I'm 5'7" / 170cm
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
1,340 yards
Kindred Red Rad Sock
0.08 skeins = 37.0 yards (33.9 meters), 8 grams
Multicolored
Kindred Red Rad Sock
0.41 skeins = 189.8 yards (173.6 meters), 41 grams
Yellow-green
Lang Yarns Alpaca Superlight
1041 yards in stash
5.12 skeins = 1114.1 yards (1018.7 meters), 128 grams
Natural/Undyed
Handknitting.com
Notes

My own design, eeeeeekkk!!! hugging_face
Originally swatched & submitted to Pom Pom in Feburary 2019, but the theme was changed. Submitted to Pom Pom for a second time for their Airy theme in August 2019, and this time was accepted! Started knitting sweater in September 2019 & finished right before US Thanksgiving.

starting yarn quantities:
Lang Alpaca Superlight in 26 Sand : 195g
Kindred Red Rad Sock in Spotlight : 86g

After body:
Lang Alpaca Superlight in 26 Sand : forgot to measure this one because I was on the road slightly_frowning_face
Kindred Red Rad Sock in Spotlight : 60.6g left, 25.4g used

After body & 1 sleeve:
Lang Alpaca Superlight in 26 Sand : 98g left, 97g used
Kindred Red Rad Sock in Spotlight : 52.9 left, 7.7g used, 33.1g used in total
sweater at this point weighs 139g (33.1g neon, 97g alpaca, ~8g scraps)

After completing sweater:
Lang Alpaca Superlight in 26 Sand : 66.6g left
Kindred Red Rad Sock in Spotlight : 45.2g left

final sweater weighs 177.2g
Total yarn used:
Lang Alpaca Superlight in 26 Sand : 128.4g, or 1114 yards
Kindred Red Rad Sock in Spotlight : 40.8g used, or 189 yards
scraps: ~8g

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Finished
February 23, 2019
November 22, 2019
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by Lang Yarns
Lace
54% Alpaca, 24% Nylon, 22% Merino
218 yards / 25 grams

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by Kindred Red
Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
463 yards / 100 grams

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  1. vibrant
  2. colorful
  3. playful
  • Project created: September 6, 2019
  • Finished: November 23, 2019
  • Updated: April 26, 2020
  • Progress updates: 4 updates