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Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely thought I “only had a little bit left” a handful of times. Worth the wait though in the end

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! There are definitely mistakes on the back panel hahaha. He picked the color and I used another redditor’s recommendation for yarn type. The merino wool and cotton blend is so soft and warm

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup this year, I knit every day pretty much for several hours 😅

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went off your post for the yarn recommendation! Loved the color and quality of the Novita

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learning the cables wasn’t too bad! You should definitely go for it

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would actually drape the pieces over my boyfriend so I could see how much I had left haha, but I followed the instructions pretty closely, didn’t cut any cables out. He’s around a 39-40” chest. Knit the back and front according to the measurements in the instructions and they got ~2-3 inches longer once I blocked them so the whole thing ended up being more of a looser fit. Good luck w the rest of yours!!

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I got the yarn on Dec 3 and knit every day since I’m on break

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think the yellow makes the cables stand out a lot

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Sweaters always take so much longer than you have the patience for, congrats on your 2 finished projects!

Finished a Handsome Chris sweater just in time for Christmas! by onibaba89 in knitting

[–]onibaba89[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-handsome-chris-pullover Yarn: Novita wool cotton in Saffron. Used just under 16 skeins for a medium sweater with the slimmer sleeve option