Knitting 2 – My First Jumper

Having completed the socks I had my knitting mojo and thought it was time to tackle a full sized item.

I chose this James C Brett pattern from ‘Pendle Stitches’ as they also had the wool available in the same colour.

Woodlander, Double Knitting in shade L11.

80% Acrylic and 20% Wool, 3.5 and 4mm needles.

As it was my first item I wanted it to be washable and hard wearing so deliberately chose a mostly Acrylic yarn.  I did not want to ruin it on its first wash.

It took approximately 3 months to make.  I liked knitting it as it was easy to pick up and put down, once I got an angle on the pattern.  I also had to wind on the second sleeve ball to make them match.

I wrote down every line of the pattern which had 12 rows of knitting within a 34 row pattern.

I did have to pull back a few rows as I found it hard to read the pattern around the knitted rows.

I have to thank Annette, Liz and Lisa and Liz at Pendle Stitches for their help and patience.

For non-knitters, the internet has video clips on every element of knitting if you get stuck.

I used flexible circular needles for the whole project and was able to knit the neck in one piece, joining the front, back and sleeves in the process.  Then stitched it up with a running ladder stitch.  Its like wrestling an octopus at the end stitching it up.

Bit chunkier looking than pattern picture but I am chuffed to little mint-balls with it.