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colorwork for dad
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Finished
August 16, 2024
August 24, 2024

colorwork for dad

Project info
Machine Knitting
my dad
48" chest, 28" length
Tools and equipment
Standard Brother
Yarn
8.57 stitches and 8.57 rows = 4 inches
in tension 9 in colorwork
1,366 yards
Cape May Fiber ™ Sock
1 skein = 463.0 yards (423.4 meters), 100 grams
dark gold brown
Cape May Fiber ™ Sock
1 skein = 463.0 yards (423.4 meters), 100 grams
natural
The Uncommon Thread Posh Fingering
none left in stash
1 skein = 440.0 yards (402.3 meters), 100 grams
peat
EweKnit in Toronto, Ontario
November 8, 2022
Notes

tension 2 for rib
tension 9 for body

img2track used 1.34 stretch for chart / 24 sts wide x 60 rows long

3.5” deep neck- cut and sew of course.
1/2 stitches straight across the bottom for neck.
Worked 160 sts for the pick up.
6 rows tension 7 for the welt.
5 rows for the rolled neck tension 9
2 rows for the rolled neck tension 7

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Finished
August 16, 2024
August 24, 2024
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
About this yarn
Posh Fingering
by The Uncommon Thread
Fingering
70% Wool, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere goat
440 yards / 100 grams

1439 projects

stashed 1579 times

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About this yarn
Sock
by Cape May Fiber ™
Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
463 yards / 100 grams

511 projects

stashed 724 times

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vanessaewing's adjectives for this yarn
  1. soft
  2. durable
  3. smooth
  • Project created: August 18, 2024
  • Finished: August 25, 2024
  • Updated: March 6, 2025
  • Progress updates: 3 updates