In this picture, you can see a close up of the reworked front shoulder. And yes, there are short rows in the shoulder piece. I like it much better how the patterning flows over the shoulder now! πŸ˜ƒ

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Designed my first jumper and wanted to show it off! πŸŽ‰

I'm honestly so pleased with this! It's pretty simple looking, but the main thing for me when I started making it was that I wanted something I could knit in the round, and that could imitate the look of set-in sleeves without me actually having to do any sewing. I used German short rows to create the sleeves and I think the end result looks great - hopefully that comes through in the second photo!

I'm already working on a second one as there are definitely things I want to improve on - I think the ribbing and the collar join could be neater for a start, and I'd like fewer gaps in the under-arms. I'm also going to add something to the front of the next one using duplicate stitch, as I've never done that before and it looks fun!

But yeah, as first attempts go I'm really happy with this! 😊

Yarn: Yarnsmiths Pebble Haze

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With Kanarie, I picked up stitches for the front and knit them up to and including the neck increases. But, I don't like how it looks.... Too narrow, and the patterning doesn't flow. So, back to the drawing board! πŸ˜†

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The armhole increases of the back shoulder panel have been finished. The piece has also been put on waste yarn. So, next up is the knitting of the front left and right shoulders πŸ˜ƒ

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With this project, I’m making progress. Here, you can see how the piece looks after one full repeat of the patterning πŸ˜ƒ

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I've measured the now dry shoulder piece and determined that there are indeed some significant changes needed....

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It seems I will indeed have to redo my grading spreadsheet, draft pattern, and knitting. But, better to act on this now, than to end up with a sweater that does not fit as intended. To be continued!

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Well, I've knit the back piece until where I should have started the armhole increases. Time to see whether my swatch was indeed a lying liar!

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Here, you can see the patterning taking shape. Aren't those wrapped stitches lovely?! However, I may have to work this piece all over again, because swatches are lying liars 😬

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Yep. . . "to swatch or not to swatch that is the question," and then when you DO and they LIE. . . . :(
@FallsMom An unfortunate fact of knitting life πŸ˜†
Lol! Those liars πŸ˜‚ I have so many swatches I stopped swatching and just winged it. Never been happier 😁
@the.krraft For most projects I don’t swatch either. But for a sweater project with the intention to write a pattern, I really can’t get around it 😬