And just like that, I'm back!
I've been pushing through to finish all of my WIPs. There are some projects in my knitting basket that are literally 75% complete, that I started ages ago. Here's one of them, fresh off the needles:
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| Punk knit. |
I started this in 2013, seven (!) years ago. This project languished away, with literally only one sleeve left to knit. I really don't know why I do this to myself. I remember being very apprehensive about dropping the stitches on the body and arms, but it worked out perfectly. Trust the pattern!
I did make some slight modifications (purposefully and not). I made the body 1.5" longer, and I accidentally knit one extra decrease repeat on sleeve #1. I liked the resulting length, so repeated for the second sleeve. Otherwise, I followed the pattern as is. It was fun! Mindless, meditative knitting for the most part, with a couple of quirks here and there to keep things interesting.
The yarn is quite nice. I do think it's much heavier than a fingering weight though. I'd classify it as a heavy fingering to a sport weight. Didn't pill during knitting, so I hope that's a good sign.
One thing I was surprised by is how much the garment grew after I blocked it. I'm not sure if it's the yarn (I really don't think I blocked it aggressively), but I'm actually super happy with the resulting length. The sleeves are pretty nearly full-length and the body is slightly slouchy.
Overall, I'm super happy with this project and I think I'm actually going to wear it out in the real world. I'm definitely going to check out more of this designer's knits...
Happy knitting!
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