This is, hands down, my favorite knit so far
Pattern: Manu
Designer: Kate Davies
Yarn: Madelinetosh DK in Olivia, 6 skeins
I loved everything about this. The pattern is so well written and comes in a bunch of sizes so it fits perfectly. The only modifications I made were to mirror the pleats, which you can see clearly on the back detail photo, and I had to shorten the pockets by an inch because I very nearly ran out of yarn. In the original pattern the pleats all go the same way around the neck, and I much prefer the look of the mirrored pleats. Here is where I am so grateful to the internet else I never would have been able to make it look like that! I loved the i-cord edging even though it took a while; it adds such a nice, finished look to the edges.
This was the yarn I picked up in San Francisco after my long airport stay where I used up all the yarn I’d brought with me. Because the yarn is hand-dyed, there can be big variations between skeins, so they lay out all the skeins they have in a particular colorway so you can pick the ones that are most similar. 5 of them were almost identical, one was darker, so I used that one and alternated rows for the sleeves for a perfect blended look with no pooling.
Picking out buttons is always tough-I had a hard time deciding between the yellow shell or wooden buttons, but I thought that these echoed the overall feel of the sweater and brought out the lighter tones.
Anyway, I love it and want one in another color!
It’s beautiful! Do you still have the pattern? I’d love to knit one for me! 🙂
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Hi! Thanks for commenting! If you click on the name of the pattern below the first picture, it will take you to the pattern page. Happy knitting!
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Thank you very much! 🙂
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Gorgeous.
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thank you!
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