Knit or crochet a sweater - PEP BB textile.straw.stick.sweater

I finished my sweater (pullover, jumper) so I can have this BB.

I ordered the yarn from Deventer Schaapskudde Wol Project (a project using wool from the town's sheep herd in Deventer, the Netherlands, for spinning, weaving and knitting).
The beige is a natural colour of a Solognote sheep, the orangy shade is dyed with madder. This wool is spun in a local small spinning 'mill' (new, but with old machines).

Knitting in two-coloured brioche on a circular needle size 4,5 mm.

Sewing parts together (using wooden clothes pins so the parts will stay where I want them before they are sewn together)

The sun shining nicely on me when I made this photo of me wearing the sweater (in the mirror)

Fantastic - love the rib with two colours.

Edward Norton wrote:Fantastic - love the rib with two colours.

Thank you Edward. This 'rib' is called brioche (in Dutch it used to be 'patentsteek', but now it is more known as brioche ...) . Want to know more on how it is knitted? There are plenty of youtube tutorials

Thanks for the  information. I love all the names things have in different places.  

I’m currently knitting a scarf using a similar stitch called Fisherman’s or English Rib. It doesn’t use two balls of wool though.

This is the tutorial I’m following.



I have until 24th December to knit 1.8m, I’ve managed seven rows so far! I did knit about 50cm before I had to start again when I noticed two mistakes. I’m amazed how uniform your stitches are. I was just starting to see some uniformity. It’s only my third project, so I’m not surprised it’s taking a while. Knitting is a good excuse to rewatch favourite shows . . .

Grin another badge bit I can use a Ravelry Giftalong project for :) So far I have a dishcloth, 2 sweaters, a hat, and a set of mittens started for the GAL.  Now I need to go back and see how many will work for badge bits...

Edward Norton wrote:... had to start again when I noticed two mistakes. I’m amazed how uniform your stitches are. I was just starting to see some uniformity. It’s only my third project, so I’m not surprised it’s taking a while. Knitting is a good excuse to rewatch favourite shows . . .

Edward, this is your third knitting project. I am a long-time knitting granny! I have over 55 years of knitting experience. You better not compare your knitting and mine. :-)

I knitted this jumper on a 4.5mm circular needle using 100% cotton yarn. The pattern is Flax Light by Tin Can Knits.

I really enjoyed being able to knit to the correct length for me, I'm pretty short so most off the rack clothing is too long for me, especially in the sleeves! :)

Here is my submission for this badge bit.

I used just shy of 800g of 100% wool icelandic lopi yarn I got in a charity shop, 5mm circular needles and the pattern is Elizabeth Zimmerman's New Zealand sweater.

sweater pattern

Howdy!  I knit a sweater, check it out.  The pattern is "Askews Me" by Stephen West.  

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/askews-me-sweater

This pattern has a flared body, so it may look oversized, but it isn't.  I made it for my wife.  There were a few modifications I made as per her request, mainly no taper on the sleeves.  Threw in some fades for funsies.  It was knit in brioche stitch on US #9 needles with yarn of wool and a little bit of baby alpaca on the yoke and collar.  The dark purple/blue is a fingering weight held double.  Custom dyed, custom knit, one of a kind piece!