Peak Sweater

This is one of two jumpers I’ve finished this year so far. Sounds impressive, but to be honest I did a lot of work of this one before Christmas.

jumper

noun /ˈdʒʌmpə/

1. BRITISH

   a knitted garment typically with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.

   "the evenings can be chilly, so warm jumpers and sweatshirts are essential"

I intended it to be a long term project. All of that lovely stocking stitch on the body I thought would make the perfect ‘pick up and knit in front of the telly’ project, for when I had hit a sticking point on other things. It did work out that way for a while, but after I reached about half way, I started to get excited for the finish and powered through a bit.

This is supposed to be an over sized sweater, and I really wanted it to be oversized too. I’ve made a few large fit ones lately, with mixed success. I can tend to tighten up when I’m knitting and end up with something that isn’t quite as roomy as I imagined, so for this one I went up a needle size to make sure it would be nice and huge.

It worked and I’m really happy with the loose and baggy fit that I got. Due to the needle change, I have gone over on gauge a little so I did need to adjust my sleeve length accordingly. The patterns calls for 5 repeats of the sleeve lace, but I ended up only needing 4. I also found that the shoulder line wanted to sit quite far back on me. I liked how that looked, but I decided to add a few short rows to the front, just before the start of the ribbing, to make sure the hi-low hem wasn’t too drastic.

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I really adore the beautiful faded/heather yarn look of the original jumper and I’m so happy that the yarn I choose ended up replicating this look perfectly - exactly as I had envisioned - now that doesn’t happen often! The Hampshire 4ply was a new yarn to me and has a lovely woolly-ness to it. A little scratchy (I’m a bit of a princess), but I’d only be wearing this over long sleeve tops, so not an issue. As the Little Grey Sheep yarn was a bit of a treat to myself at Unravel in Spring last year, I went a little cheaper for the second yarn and just paired it with some Drops Mohair.

The pattern was lovely to use, unfussy and easy to follow. This is my second Suviknits pattern and she has so many gorgeous designs that I am sure I will be making more of them in time.

Never easy to photograph yourself!

Overall I am so happy with how this turned out. Suvi is one of those talented people who creates stunning designs and is able to present them so beautifully that I absolutely fall in love with the look she has achieved. I wanted my project to look just as gorgeous and I think, for once, I managed it!

Pattern | Peak Sweater by Suvi Knits

Yarn | Little Grey Sheep - Hampshire 4ply ‘Just Peachy’

& Drops - Kids Silk Mohair ‘Off White’

Ravelry Page | Pinky Peak Sweater

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