FO Friday - Leon's winter set 2021

It's only February and I've finished Leon's winter set (2021) This might be some sort of a record! I've certainly never knit a two metre long scarf in 5 days.

This is the second set I've made with handspun, but it's the first time I've been truly happy knitting with my own handspun. There are, I think, 3 reasons for this:

1) I'm a better spinner. I'm also more experienced, so instead of being lazy and spun three lots of singles and 3 plied it. Much lighter, airier and rounder yarn.

2) The pattern - the pattern, which is essentially a broken rib was designed by handspun and very flattering. When I look at all the projects on Ravelry, I think the handspun one's outshine the commercial yarn.

3) Swatching - I did four swatches on four needle sizes, blocked them and then chose the needle size based only on how the swatch looked. A slightly onerous process, but well worth the time.

As I often do with Leon's set's I found one element (in this case the stitch pattern from Stephanie Purl-McPhee's One Row Handspun Scarf pattern) and then put it on all parts of the set. I am particularity pleased at how the crown of the hat came out.

The mitts, as always, included a gussett:

Hopefully this winter Leon will be able to wear this set in adventures far outside our 5km radius!

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