You'd think it was my first rodeo. . .
I usually feel like a pretty successful knitter, but this time, not really. I thought this earthy hemp and wool blend would be fun for this Navaho/western style sweater by Jennifer Berg. I like this design, but I really am not happy with how this sweater turned out. The yarn, which I found on the 2024 Rose City Yarn Crawl, is DK weight, not the sport weight the pattern calls for. On the other hand, the needle size on the pattern is 7, which seems big for sport weight yarn. So I thought I'd try this heavier yarn. Swatching, I went down to a size 5 needle, and still had bigger stitches (ie fewer stitches and rows per inch) than the pattern specified. So I went down a size in the sweater, hoping for a good fit. All in all, I think the sweater might be too big AND maybe I should have knit even tighter than I did. I finished this sweater in March, but never felt great wearing it. This windy spring shot is not the best (of me or the sweater). I expected the ruffl...
