In 10 Days, I finished this sweater. Gung Ho knitting, people. Women on a mission, gung ho knitting! I meant to write a FO post on Thanksgiving, but well, 12:30 Lions game, alcohol, and well, you can imagine what happened to that post!
Specs:
Pattern: Drops Jacket, free online pattern.
Yarn: Rowan, Rowanspun DK, doubled to get gauge. 11 Skeins, and just yards to spare!!
Needles: 5mm, US8.
Mods: Instead of knitting the border as written, which is a couple of rows of Garter St, then some 2×2 ribbing which
I didn’t like, I knit the border in double moss, just like the front and collar. I thought that would be much better, and I’m very happy I changed it.
Also, I knit the body decreases as given, the jacket is very swingy, but the flare shape came out with these stupid points at the bottom of the side seams. This made me fustrated. So I sewed the points of the hem in a little bit more, a few stitches in, and it was perfect.
I’ve worn it a bunch of times since I finished it last Tuesday. I like it so much I want to knit another!
First things first though, I started a new boy sweater. Also in Felted Tweed, this one will be a zippered cardigan. He loves the first one so much, and wears it all the time. He definitely needs a second!
I also seriously love Lolly’s just finished fairisle yoke pullover. I want. So these are the two wips at the moment, beside a couple of small things, you know how it is!
I just finished mine too … in pink. Good modification on the border. Mine would roll if not blocked … I suspect it would roll again with wear. The one feature I love most is the collar … very cool.
Your new sweater is great and I think that color will be awesome on you.
It looks fantastic! And warm. What a beautiful job you did!
beautiful! that looks like a super cozy winter essential!
J, I love the jacket! and it is so stunning in red! Many thanks for your sweet comment on my pullover – I am pretty thrilled with it myself!
Enjoy your new wardrobe addition!
Wow! You Go Girl! Its absolutely gorgeous!
Love!!!
the more i see the Drops jacket, the more i love it. excellent job.
Congrats on such a wonderful sweater!!
An impressive feat of knitting. 10 days isn’t many!
wow, 10 days? I have mittens that have kicked my butt for 10 days! Fantastic sweater, I can see why you had to finish it. The color is wonderful too!
Cute Cute Cute. I tried to decide all winter if I wanted to knit that drops jacket. I should have.