Paloma
Finished
August 5, 2016
August 21, 2016

Paloma

Project info
Paloma by Thea Colman
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
me
oharethey on ravelry
38.5"
Needles & yarn
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
3 stitches and 5 rows = 1 inch
in gauge in textured pattern, based on final blocked fabric
Pomegranate
786.0 yards (718.7 meters), 604 grams
Pomegranate
Pink
Notes

This is a giant blanket of a sweater. Super warm and wonderful. I really loved how it was written - a seed stitch seater coat is a simple concept, but the designer added several details that elevated it and pulled it all together. I adjusted the lengths slightly to better suit the frame - I knit the fronts and back to 18.5” and the sleeves to 15”.

I wanted this sweater not to have the stripey look of handspun, so I alternated skeins in a complicated scheme detailed below. It was totally worth it, I really like how the color distribution worked out.


Trying to manage having an odd number of skeins that I want to alternate to even out tension/color.

Skein 1: 210 g
Skein 2: 211 g
Skein 3: 209 g

Sleeve 1
85g - made up of skeins 2 & 3
Skein 2: 170g remain, so 41g used
Skein 3: 163g remain, 46g used

Sleeve 2
78g - made up of skeins 1 & 3
Skein 1: 170g remain, so 40g used
Skein 3: 124g, 39g used

Right front
84g - made up of skeins 1 & 3
Skein 1: 127g remain, so 43g used
Skein 3: 82g remain, so 42g used

Back
148g - made up of skeins 1 & 2
Skein 1: 48g remain, so 79g used
Skein 2: 71g remain, so 99g used

Left front
91g - made up of skeins 2 & 3
Skein 2: 31g remain, so 40g used
Skein 3: 35g remain, so 47g used

So for seaming, pockets, and button band I have:
48g of skein 1
31g of skein 2
35g of skein 3

Finishing
Skein 1: 10g remain, so 38g used
Skein 2: 7g remain, so 24g used
Skein 3: 9g remain, so 26g used

Total
Skein 1: 200g, 268yds used
Skein 2: 204g, 272yds used
Skein 3: 200g, 246yds used

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August 5, 2016
August 21, 2016
 
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  • Originally queued: July 25, 2016
  • Project created: August 4, 2016
  • Finished: August 21, 2016
  • Updated: December 29, 2016
  • Progress updates: 5 updates