Gavarnie
Finished
July 15, 2015
August 5, 2015

Gavarnie

Project info
Gavarnie by Norah Gaughan
Knitting
SweaterPullover
myself
M/L?
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Mafil Denim Jeans
55 yards in stash
11.5 skeins = 1253.5 yards (1146.2 meters), 575 grams
53
461 + 215
Blue
Triskeli in Moscow
February 5, 2015
Notes

I wasn’t impressed by this model initially but first FOs made me want to knit it. I’m happy about results.

Construction is interesting (and probably saved me from knitting too large size).

Cast-on for 2x2 ribbing: used method described by Zipi here. Worked great!

I-cord edge for neckline and cuffs.

I must admit that raw neckline gave me a scare: when I tried it on after grafting shoulders it was HUGE. To prevent further stretching I cast crochet chain by the edge and picked 122 stitches for applied i-cord from it (pattern calls for 124 so it’s not that far). Surprisingly it was enough to “gather” neckline and keep it from falling off shoulders. Glad I made this leap of faith before doing something more drastic - like ripping ~20 rows from back and front to make new neckline.

Like most other knitters I didn’t add side ribbing.

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by Mafil
Worsted
100% Cotton
109 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: July 17, 2015
  • Finished: August 5, 2015
  • Updated: August 25, 2015
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