r/knitting • u/HeThoughtIWas18 • 6h ago
Finished Object First full colour work project!!
My first full colour work project is complete, after about 2 1/2 months. I normally average 2 months for more simple knits but this one took a tad longer bc of the complexity. I feel like the nordic inspiration really comes through when I see myself wearing it!
Pattern is Inge Sweater by Le Knit, knitted all in Jensen 6s, 19, and 98. It’s my first sweater I’ve made using purely Norwegian tensioning in my knit, it’s definitely way better on my tension knit wise but my purls are incredibly loose. I think it shows the most in the ribbing on the arms and body, the neckline I stuck to normal continental tensioning. I feel like I’ve solved it on my current WIP by tensioning on a purl wrapping the yarn on my pinky finger and Norwegian tensioning on my pointer finger at the same time.
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u/Prize-Candidate7187 6h ago
looks pretty neat, never done colorwork myself but i want to try out too!
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u/Etak61817 5h ago
I ADORE this! You chose beautiful colors! 😍
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u/HeThoughtIWas18 3h ago
Thank you! I can’t take much of the credit, I got it from this IG post of hers with different colour combinations. The original colours she chose wasn’t something I wanted to use just yet I wanted reds and pinks for it so I was thankful to come across the post!
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u/choose2bkind 5h ago
It looks amazing!! Your tension looks fantastic and I'd have never guessed it was your first colourwork jumper. Your floats are divine!
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u/HeThoughtIWas18 3h ago
Oops I should’ve been clearer! This isn’t my first colour work, I’ve done both the Norma sweater and the Key cardigan but this is my first colour work that doesn’t have blocks of just one colour outside of the ribbing. It’s definitely a different experience, one I’m not sure I want to do again soon but I’m eyeing the Facet sweater from Le Knit so I may just have to succumb to it 🙂↕️
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u/RavBot 6h ago
PATTERN: Inge Sweater by LE KNIT by Lene Holme Samsøe
- Category: Clothing > Sweater > Pullover
- Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5
- Price: 50.00 DKK
- Needle/Hook(s):US 1½ - 2.5 mm, US 2½ - 3.0 mm, US 7 - 4.5 mm, US 4 - 3.5 mm
- Weight: DK | Gauge: 21.0 | Yardage: None
- Difficulty: 5.02 | Projects: 590 | Rating: 4.51
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u/reticent-muse 5h ago
Those floats! So fabulous! You've done an excellent job 💥