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posing while holding a small dog adds an extra challenge ;-)
posing while holding a small dog adds an extra challenge ;-)
Feb 17 - checking the sleeve fit
Feb 17 - checking the sleeve fit
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ready to begin!
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Finished
January 24, 2022
February 20, 2022

Birkin

Project info
Birkin by Caitlin Hunter
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
me
see notes
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette in the round
1,194 yards = 5.43 skeins
Knit Picks Gloss Fingering
4.5 skeins = 990.0 yards (905.3 meters), 225 grams
Blackberry
Purple
Knit Picks Gloss Fingering
0.2 skeins = 44.0 yards (40.2 meters), 10 grams
wharf
Blue-green
Knit Picks Gloss Fingering
0.32 skeins = 70.4 yards (64.4 meters), 16 grams
Harvest
Yellow
Knit Picks Gloss Fingering
0.14 skeins = 30.8 yards (28.2 meters), 7 grams
Zinc
Gray
Knit Picks Gloss Fingering
0.27 skeins = 59.4 yards (54.3 meters), 13 grams
velveteen
Pink
Notes

My gauge is a smidge big, so knitting the first size to get something between sizes 1 and 2. Knit the ribbing on size 3 and the rest of the sweater on size 4.

finished bust 34”, body 13-1/2”, sleeves 14-1/2”

the yarn was leftover from my Shifty pullover … love that I was able to use up a lot of it! also love that I have a wonderful swatch for gloss fingering in this cowl.

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January 24, 2022
February 20, 2022
About this pattern
Birkin
by Caitlin Hunter
from Boyland Knitworks
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About this yarn
Gloss Fingering
by Knit Picks
Fingering
70% Merino, 30% Silk
220 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: February 20, 2022
  • Finished: February 20, 2022
  • Updated: February 25, 2022