09-26-2024

Colour order:
A - Ghostwater
B - Frozen Hot Cocoa
C- Fancy Flannel
D- Snowy River
E - Steampunk
F- Iron Mountain
G- Twilight

09-28-2024

Eyeballing the fade sequence for the most seamless melt - doing a combo marling and striping
AA - 4 rows
AB - 2 rows
AA - 2 rows
AB - 4 rows
AA - 2 rows
AB - 4 rows
BB - 2 rows
AB - 2 rows
BB - 4 rows
AB - 2 rows
BB - continue to next colour in fade

10-07-2024

trying my best not to use the last colour (G- Twilight) because i think it would be too harsh a jump

the yarn management on this is a tangle-y nightmare - definitely recommend winding two balls of the same colour vs using the outside and centre pull

split all the remaining yarn equally between the sleeves - but I found I had quite a bit of anxiety wondering if i would have enough - but thats because i want to use the last colour for the collar -if I dont I’ll have to go back to colour A - which i have more than enough of

10-14-2024

Keep in mind: yarn amounts in the pattern definitely reflect a cropped sweater that is not meant to close in the front

Used 6 skeins overall for the XL size -used almost every bit of yarn and played yarn chicken quite a bit (using my fade sequence which may have played into it) I did not have enough yarn to do sewn bind offs which is a shame

I may have lengthened a bit too much I think- but it’s a sample so I’m unsure of the appropriate length.

Would recommend at least 40% of each skein reserved for the sleeves to avoid anxiety about having enough yarn and to knit the sleeves before completing the body (if you prioritize sleeve length over body length) But the showcase of this pattern really is the ‘pouf’ sleeves so i think reserving the yarn for that is probably best

Would also recommend increasing on the sleeves a bit higher than the elbow for more of an exaggerated ‘pouf’

If you use colour A as the collar colour- you will definitely have enough for this size and enough to lengthen the body