Irish Green
Finished
June 1, 2009
December 28, 2011

Irish Green

Project info
Soft Shoulders by Kathy Zimmerman
Knitting
SweaterPullover
lisaeliz
large
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
Cascade Yarns ® Cascade 220®
8 skeins = 1760.0 yards (1609.3 meters), 800 grams
9223
Green
Stitching Post in Centerville OH
April 28, 2009
Notes

I’m really happy with how it turned out. Took me 2.5 years to make this sweater! But it’s my own fault, I kept setting it aside for other projects… got it back out on St. Patricks Day and decided I would have it done by Christmas, in spite of the fact that I knew I would have absolutely no time in the summer to work on it - I missed it by 2 or 3 days. As for the pattern itself, after knitting the front piece, I decided that I wanted more cabling and less broken moss stitch on the edges, so I added an even number of extra cable panels on the back piece and the sleeves, before beginning the broken moss stitch. Also took a tip from a friend who, like me, needs shorter sleeves than the average bear - instead of working increases every 6 rows on the sleeve, I worked them every 4 rows - turned out to be the perfect length! Will definitely remember that tip for future projects. This also had the advantage of being MUCH easier to remember, since one of the cables is a 4-row repeat.

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December 28, 2011
 
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by Cascade Yarns ®
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100% Wool
220 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: January 2, 2012
  • Finished: January 2, 2012
  • Updated: February 24, 2012