a kuffel is born + episode 34

Saturday, January 21, 2023

The Kuffel came off my needles and I seriously wasn't sure if I was going to ever wear it.  

My floats were causing a lot of puckering and I thought it was far from being able to block out.  
Jeez am I grateful I didn't throw it into the garbage!  

                                                  
 The stitches really did settle themselves and decided to lay down nicely.  I still want to use a steamer to sort of blend the stitches.  
You can see why I thought this would never be worn!  It was a puckered mess!
The reason for this is because I was using a 24" cable while knitting.  I thought I was being mindful enough when working each new color but turns out it was not enough.  
Blocking is EVERYTHING!  


Pattern:  Kuffel by Alexis Winslow
Yarn:  Hudson & West in Ash and Aspen
Size:  2
Needles:  US 5 & US 7
Mods:  I made this sweater long sleeve instead of 3/4.  I knit twisted rib instead of standard rib.  I made the neckline a little tighter by picking up the recommended amount of stitches and then on the first round of the rib, I decreased 10 stitches evenly spaced.   

If you want to hear me talk all about this and get the pattern for the two tone twist I pared it with, head over to my latest YouTube.

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  1. Anonymous1/25/2023

    The photos before and after the blocking are impressive. I think my heart would have stopped when everything contracted like that before. All's well that ends well. You look great again in the photos in the new sweater. Heike (Winterberg ;-))

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