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A grey jumper

When I started Flax Light, a friend pointed out that there were no shortrows to raise the back of the neck. i added them in by wrapping them all the way around the front. I feel like some of my "turning"stitches (I use German short rows) are quite visible. Since then they have released instruction to how to add short rows, where they add them on the back only after the raglan shaping. Both ways work, I think. 



There were a few things in that I don't love about this jumper. While it fits, I was definitly aiming for a larger size. I found knitting it a bit tedious - even though it only took me two weeks with a break in the middle to work on the tea cozy. There is a time for simple projects in endless mid grey - and that time might be when I'm on holidays, or when I'm going to lots of different places, when I'm busy and knitting in public a lot. This is not that time, this is the time for bright colours and complicated projects. 

There are a few things I do love about this: It's a solid raglan pattern with fun detailing. The four ply (fingering) yarn is perfect for spring in Melbourne.

I like the way my hand-dyed yarn came out. Leon seems  to like it, since he's wearing it right now.  


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