My SSKAL project is finished! I made Beatnik, by Norah Gaughn. The cables were fun, fun, fun. I made a few mistakes and had to rip back, but on the whole, it was pleasant. You can read more of my notes here on my Ravelry project page. I used Cascade 220 worsted weight yarn in Pyrite Heather. This sweater will match Matt’s cardigan and Z’s pullover. I promise, there will be dorky family photos of all of us in these sweaters as soon as it is cool enough to wear them.
The photos are super grainy because I was eager to shoot in the early morning light when it was cool enough to actually wear the sweater, but I probably should have waited for a little more sun to arrive.
I made only slight modifications. I think I added a total of 1/2″ to the body, because I have a long waist. I made the size XS sleeves to help ease some of the bagginess at the top I noticed on others’ sleeves in Ravelry projects. Looking back, I think I could have maybe just altered some of the sleeve cap shaping to fix this, ending with a narrower cap at the top, but making the sleeve in a smaller size seemed to work as well. I made the sleeve cap slightly longer, doing the decreases every 3 rows, rather than every 2. I also added a bit of length to the sleeves, about 2 extra inches.
I’m so glad I participated in SSKAL. It got me working on a sweater that I can wear all fall and winter. It made for some sweaty hands on my part a few summer evenings, but we actually had a lot of freakishly cooler and rainy weather this July and August, so it worked out well.
This was the first evening:
And then the next morning there was a lot of fog on the lake:
It was a hard spot to leave.
Beautiful sweater….love your cables.
Really nice work.
Hello, very nice work š
The cables look great !
Cassy! Adopt me into your family? Please?! Amazing work.
That beautiful colour really suits you! Well done. š
A very beautiful sweater!! You should be very proud of yourself
Gorgeous! Love those crisp cables…and it fits you perfectly!
Oooh! I’m inspired! Can’t wait to start mine!
Beautiful sweater! Did you knit the body in round?
Nope. I did it as written. I know there are people that have, and I think you can find some mods written up on Ravelry project pages if you’re interested. I don’t mind the seams and I like the portability of separate pieces.
That’s gorgeous. I really like how you alter all your sweaters to fit you so well. I do that too and it really makes a difference
Terrific sweater! The sleeve mods look perfect š
absolutely beautiful!
Congrats on finishing the sweater! Can’t wait to see the family sweater pictures to come!
Ah! So gorgeous! You will get so much wear out of this, and I cannot wait to see the family photos.
Beautiful sweater and great photos, well done.
Sigh, I love that sweater. Yours turned out beautifully and can’t wait for those dorky photos (I would totally do that too).
I wouldn’t have blamed you if you’d stayed because that right there is the dream. That fog!
Beautiful! And I love the color!
Wow congrats! It’s official I want to get back into knitting!
Congrats! Your sweater suits you so well! Love this color on you!
I love this! It’s so gorgeous! Can’t wait for your family photos! And wow, what a beautiful lake– so glad you guys had a nice weekend!
This is such a great sweater!! I am making it now but its taking forever. I just started back on it again after 2 months.
Wow you are amazingly talented at knitting! I’ve never been inspired to knit a sock before, You make them so beautiful I might just have to try it!!! š Keep up the craft!