Florence Sweater (Test Knit)
Finished
April 6, 2025
June 8, 2025

Florence Sweater (Test Knit)

Tester project info
The Florence Sweater by Elenor Mortensen
Knitting
SweaterPullover
5
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
25 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette colourwork
1,643 yards
Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Mondim
2.52 skeins = 1061.0 yards (970.2 meters), 252 grams
300
12534
Brown
The Wee Yarn Company Casta Lace
0.82 skeins = 582.9 yards (533.0 meters), 82 grams
Rainbow
Notes

I am so in love with my finished sweater! It is so elegant and classic but the variegated yarn adds some spice smiling_face_with_3_hearts

I went down a needle size to get closer to the gauge while getting a fabric I’m happy with aw my chose yarn is slightly lighter than the sample gauge (23x29)

I will be holding the CC double throughout

As my row gauge is out, I had to pretty much finish the colour work section on the yoke before splitting for sleeves. I could have added a few plain rows before starting the colour work in retrospect but I am happy with the project so far.

I am so happy with the finished sweater! The finished measurements are closer to the 4th than the 5th size because I went down a needle size. Therefore I have 0-1cm negative ease which is exactly what I was hoping for and a happy consequence of having to adapt to the yarn.

As with all Elenor’s patterns, it is clear, well-written and charted (inverse colours also charted) and I love it! A joy to test knit :) Thank you, Elenor!

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by Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
Fingering
100% Wool
421 yards / 100 grams

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by The Wee Yarn Company
Lace
50% Falkland, 25% Gotland, 25% Corriedale
711 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: April 6, 2025
  • Finished: June 11, 2025
  • Updated: July 8, 2025
  • Progress updates: 2 updates