Yup, I was knitting on Christmas Day. I live with my son and he is a firefighter so he works. That means I had the whole day to myself. Of course I did some knitting.
The Simple Stripes pullover was nearly done, and my goal was to get it off the needles.
Two days later I took it outside and got some photos. We are having beautiful weather here in central Florida. Not cold enough for a sweater (except maybe in early morning). And I’ve found that the camper ladder is the perfect location for a photo.
After having some counting problems on the sleeves (oh brother), I got the cuffs finished. For some reason I decreased too much, then had to add back about 5 stitches. I almost ripped it back, but decided not too. It’s Christmas – why annoy myself? Haha….
The sweater pattern was simple enough, and it’s a good choice for using up stash yarn. The knitting can be a bit tedious because we are using fingering weight yarn. And I know now that I don’t like doing colorwork on sleeves!
I managed to do a cat playing on one of the sleeves, but did nothing on sleeve #2. There is more colorwork at the bottom of the body (my own mod) and a corrugated rib at the bottom. This is all my own idea. The pattern has a sewn hem. I didn’t make the wisest choices, but this will be a throw on to wear around the campfire. I am not concerned with small things.
I will say this, the fabric is not as soft as the Highland wool sweater I just knit. For Simple Stripes I used Uradale yarn (it’s very thin), Jamison and Smith wool, and a little Rauma. I was trying to use up the Uradale, but I still have a lot left over.
The Harrisville Designs highland and shetland is softer (after washing) in my opinion.
I’ve become very partial to Harrisville Designs wool. They sell yarn in cones, which are cheap! Once the yarn is washed, it blooms beautifully and the garment is so lovely.
Simple Stripes is a pattern I would recommend for anyone who wants to knit a simple sweater that will use up bits of leftover yarn.
Buy the Simple Stripes Pattern by SuviKnits
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