It’s done! And here are a few photos to show the finishing of the sweater and the beautiful dye job which yielded results that, to me, are spectacular!
The first sweater before finishing.
The first sweater in the dye pot.
Beauty! Dyed, blocked and drying.
This first sweater taught me a lot of things:
- Knitting gauge swatches (yes, plural!) is an essential step in making a sweater that fits. The swatch also helps to figure out if the drape and structure of the fabric works for the garment you are making.
- Miles and miles of stockinette stitch, knit in the round, broken up by one cable is not boring.
- Measuring the weight of your fiber to figure out how much dye you need creates beautiful color saturation.
- Throwing an entire garment, the first garment you ever knit, into a pot of hot water is not scary. Honest! OK, just to be safe I used Bare superwash merino, from KnitPicks. 🙂
Next sweater on my needles is a top-down raglan for my sweet husband – with colorwork. Yay!
Did I mention that I love knitting?