On today’s Taking Back Friday vlog, I want to talk a bit about the new knitting project I’m planning. Every year when September rolls around, I get excited about making a new sweater. And so, I’m about to embark on knitting an EPIC sweater this sweater season! How do I get myself into these situations?!
Sweater season is here and I’m smitten with Caitlin Hunter’s newest design “Girdwood“. I’ve knit a bunch of Caitlin’s sweaters already and I love her designs. I always feel great wearing them. For this project, I’ve decided to spin a gradient handspun yarn to use in the yoke. The success of this sweater will depend on many things, including my ability to spin a really great yarn for the colourwork design along with having the colours line up well. Fingers crossed!
Are you knitting or planning to knit Caitlin’s Girdwood design, or another sweater this fall? I would love to hear from you in the comments — let me know what you’re knitting and working on!
Notes from this Episode
- I’m wearing the Chauncey design by Isabell Kraemer. It was knit using SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Marine plus our SweetGeorgia Party of Five mini-skein set in Gemstone.
- I’m planning to knit Caitlin Hunter’s Girdwood design using SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fibre in Trail Runner, spun into a gradient for the yoke. I’ll also use SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk DK and Silk Mist yarns. I’ve swatched with 5.5mm needles and got gauge of 16 stitches / 4 inches.
- Previous vlog episode where I talk about how to spin a gradient yarn.
- Alpine Bloom sweater by Caitlin Hunter. Mine was knit using SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fine held together with Silk Mist, both in Gather. The CC is my 2-ply handspun SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fibre in Salted Caramel held together with Silk Mist in Crushed Berry.
- This autumn, we are focusing on spinning hand-dyed gradient yarns as part of a Multicraftual Make-Along. Join in the conversation at our SweetGeorgia Discord server (in the channel #multicraftual-maker).
Wow that is going to be an epically gorgeous sweater! I’m looking forward to watching it progress. Say you were going to knit the body part (stockinette) on the knitting machine, how would you approach that? I have some sweaters in mind that I’d like to HK the fun color work parts, but then MK the simple pieces. Not sure how to get all the gauges aligned. Thinking you’d need to swatch the KM parts first, then which pick needles to match one of the KM gauges? Thanks for the inspiration. But oh for more hours in the day.
If you don’t spin, do you sell the gradient spun yarns for this project?
I’m still not familiar with all of your offerings.
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