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!

Made this sweater out of wool yarn. I bought a blanket kit that had a cool pattern and instead of making the blanket I made this sweater. I didn't use a pattern for the shape of the sweater and ended up with a bit of a large top but I fixed it in the end by re-doing the collar and making it much smaller. I originally was making it for my husband but he changed size after I started it and the adjustment to the collar made it perfect for me! Decided not to have any kind of closure on it, it's pretty comfy as is. The needles I used were US size 6 and 4.

Minimum  requirements:
- Sweater must fit the wearer - not too tight or extremely loose
- Use no larger than US size 10.0 (6.0mm) needles or J hook  (6.0 mm)

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (<2 minutes):
- Materials for making your hat (*I think this is supposed to say sweater)
- Your sweater in progress, with your needles/hook visible
- Your finished sweater, on a body

Starting materials.


Some knitting. I couldn't find any earlier pictures of the knitting in progress. This project took me a while.


Cutting it open was the most nerve-wracking part. This project is what made me pull out the sewing machine and try and get it working for the first time.




After knitting, get it wet and lay it out to dry. My dog loves wool and immediately tried to rub his face all over it.


The completed sweater!