Monday Sweater
The fluffiest sweater there ever was
Oh my goodness, this sweater is just so cozy, fluffy, and dreamy.
After my trip to Flock Fiber Festival, I came home with three skeins of Explorer Knits & Fibers Suri Alpaca in the colorway Duomo and was anxious to work with it. I also just happened to have 3 skeins of Polka Dot Sheep Iron Horse in the colorway Bear Grass in my stash, and put together these were a match made in heaven!
The Monday Sweater by PetiteKnit had been on my list for awhile, and the subtle tones of these two yarns seemed like a good pairing for a nice basic oversized raglan sweater.
MONDAY SWEATER
This sweater is a top-down raglan with a folded over neckline for a classic look.
I’ve always enjoyed the ease of knitting PetiteKnit patterns, and the Monday Sweater is no exception. This pattern works up so fast, and is super easy to follow. Before you know it, you’re splitting for sleeves and onto the body!
Unfortunately, my only complaint with this project is actually with the EKF yarn. I had such high hopes given what I’d seen from other people’s projects knit up in Duomo suri, but I found my 3 skeins to be wildly inconsistent. The first skein had an explosion of blue near the second/bottom half. The next skein had almost no blue at all, leaving a stark blue line right across my chest from the change in yarns. The third skein ended up being more pink with a few specks of blue here and there.
Yarn Inconsistencies
You can see the line of blue that abruptly stops, leading to an entire section with no blue at all.
I debated ripping back and alternating skeins, but considering I would only be alternating the suri, it seemed like more of a hassle than it was worth, so I kept going. I knit the rest of it, honestly shocked by how little blue there was in the rest of the knit. Maybe I just got an unlucky batch, but the inconsistency here was more than I would’ve expected, even for hand-dyed yarn that will of course have some variations.
With what little suri I had remaining, I decided to go through and cut out any sections of blue I could find and duplicate stitch in small sections near the bottom to try and help it blend a little better. Sadly I didn’t have much blue to work with, but I do think it helped.
Time for Blocking
I added in some small sections of blue to try and make the line feel a little less abrupt.
Fortunately, once my sweater was finished blocking I was back in love with it. While I wish the yarn could have been overall blended a little better, it doesn’t bother me when I’m wearing it.
Final Takeaways
I actually really love this sweater. The oversized raglan construction paired with legitimately the two softest yarns in my stash makes it feel like the sweater I will reach for time and time again I’ve worn it out a couple times and already received a ton of compliments. I expect this will get a ton of use!
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