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Frankly My Deer Sweater test knit
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Finished
February 28, 2019
April 3, 2019

Frankly My Deer Sweater test knit

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Frankly my Deer by Maxim Cyr
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
Tim
maximtheknitter on ravelry
2XL
Needles & yarn
3,299 yards
Berroco Vintage® DK
5 skeins = 1450.0 yards (1325.9 meters), 500 grams
Douglas Fir
Green
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
February 24, 2019
Berroco Vintage® DK
1 skein = 290.0 yards (265.2 meters), 100 grams
Oats
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
February 24, 2019
Ella Rae Lace Merino DK
2 skeins = 604.0 yards (552.3 meters), 200 grams
Honey Hive
Yellow-orange
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
February 24, 2019
Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo
1 skein = 334.0 yards (305.4 meters), 100 grams
63 Natural
White
Dye Hard Yarns in Oak Park, Illinois
March 10, 2019
Plymouth Yarn Dream DK
2 skeins = 348.0 yards (318.2 meters), 100 grams
Chestnut
Brown
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
February 24, 2019
Universal Yarn Uptown DK
1 skein = 273.0 yards (249.6 meters), 100 grams
115 Lapis
Blue
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
February 24, 2019
Notes

Main color: Douglas fir 1235 yards
CC1: honey hive 315 yards
CC2: lapis 27 yards
CC3: chestnut 228 yards
CC4: mochi 150 yards

04-08-2019

I started off using the color “Oats” for CC4. (The antlers) but switched to Malabrigo Arroyo pure superwash merino dk in 063 “Natural” for the majority because it had better contrast. I like the tips of the antlers being the slightly darker color, however, so I kept them as they were.

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February 28, 2019
April 3, 2019
About this pattern
Frankly my Deer
by Maxim Cyr
from Maxim Cyr's Ravelry Store
25 projects, in 134 queues
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Dream DK
by Plymouth Yarn
DK
50% Acrylic, 50% Nylon
174 yards / 50 grams

10453 projects

stashed 6715 times

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Vintage® DK
by Berroco
DK
52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon
290 yards / 100 grams

29321 projects

stashed 17282 times

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  1. Gorgeous color
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Arroyo
by Malabrigo Yarn
Sport
100% Merino
334 yards / 100 grams

47018 projects

stashed 37560 times

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  1. Soft
  2. Supple
About this yarn
Uptown DK
by Universal Yarn
DK
100% Acrylic
273 yards / 100 grams

1835 projects

stashed 1049 times

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ahonch's adjectives for this yarn
  1. Soft
  2. Surprisingly nice for acrylic
About this yarn
Lace Merino DK
by Ella Rae
DK
100% Merino
302 yards / 100 grams

1850 projects

stashed 2303 times

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ahonch's adjectives for this yarn
  1. Beautiful color
  • Project created: April 8, 2019
  • Updated: April 8, 2019