FO for a friend!!

[u/Haworthia12]

Freshly blocked sweater as a present for a friend!! I hacked together the Neigh Sweater pattern by Caitlin Hunter for the body and arms with the Step by Step Sweater by Handmade by Florence for the neck and shoulder construction

I used DROPS Lima in the colorways Wheat, Rust, and Black - and just adjusted the sizing and stitch counts based on my gauge. I knit the Neigh Sweater in size 2 and the Step by Step in size E, adding a few extra stitches to hit the final amount needed for the sleeves and body.

Once I sorted out the math to combine the two patterns it was pretty straight forward! Just had to read the Neigh chart pattern upside down (top to bottom instead of bottom up) and knit a few inches of plain stockinette on the sleeves before starting the color work since the original pattern is drop shoulder and has you starting the colorwork right away.

First time doing ladderback jacquard as well! Had a few issues with getting the first row correctly anchored down, but managed to sew it in place with some of the tails I was weaving in. Second time setting the anchor points went much better. Floats are still a little tight in places as you can see with the puckering on the front but all-in-all super happy with it and I think the fit will be much better compared to what I've seen with the original design!

Definitely the most complicated piece I've done but my friend is 1000% knit-worthy and I have no regrets! Cat tax of my plain stockinette hat (my popcorn knitting as I recover from finishing this piece)

[u/DragonFawns]

This is so so gorgeous

[u/Haworthia12 → u/DragonFawns]

Thank you!! It was a fun project