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November 5, 2019
December 3, 2019

Dandan

Project info
Dandan by Xiaowei Design
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
Ruby
2
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
ColourMart Cashmere/Silk/Cotton/Merino 2/9NM Fingering wt
1891 yards in stash
Various
Notes

3.25 & 3mm needles

Love the shape of this sweater but I didn’t like the eyelets so instead of a YO to increase I used M1R and M1L
I bought a second scrap set to get more MC and still was coming up short, so I stopped the body 4 rows early and knit 4 extra rows of CC.
On sleeves knit with MC until decreases were done, completed stripe sequence and then added 2 extra rows before ribbing.

Sleeves done, I have undone my bind off and ripped back the ribbing. Knit an extra 4 rows stocking stitch (8 rounds total after jacquard). Switched to 3mm needles for ribbing, planning to knit 8 rounds to make sure sweater is the right length.

05-12-2019

Finished! Time to wash this yarn.. I’m hoping it will turn out to be a little fluffier and a bit brighter under all that oil.

First soak was tepid water with vinegar to pull out the excess dye and hopefully prevent it from running. Lots of black came out. Quick rinse and a soak in warmer water with dawn.. Still a bit of dye. Changed the water and it is doing one last soak in some warm water before I lay it out over night.. The lilac colour does seem to be brightening up!

07-12-2019

Purple did get slightly more vibrant, the black. Lightened up. All in all super happy with the yarn. It appears I need to figure out my float tension because the jacquard section is tighter than the rest of the body..

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November 5, 2019
December 3, 2019
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Dandan
by Xiaowei Design
from Xiaowei Design
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About this yarn
Cashmere/Silk/Cotton/Merino 2/9NM Fingering wt
by ColourMart
Fingering
50% Merino, 30% Cotton, 15% Silk, 5% Cashmere goat
722 yards / 150 grams

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  • Project created: November 5, 2019
  • Updated: December 7, 2019