3 Sweaters Across the Finish Line

 The three almost-done sweaters are now finished.  I think this is quite an accomplishment for me.  This is 3 sweaters in about a month and a half.

Ranunculus  by Midori House was started on March 28 with the hope of finishing by Easter. Of course that didn't happen, but I am now wearing it.  It is knit in Berroco Remix in color Strawberry.  I'm very happy with how it turned out, but I do wish it had a bit more ease.  This is my mistake.  I knit it with a US 9 needle, instead of the US 10 called for in the pattern.  Don't ask why I did that.  I was able to coax a little more width out of it when I blocked it.  Like other people who knit a Ranunculus, I think I'll make another Ranunculus.  It is a quick, addictive knit. Next time I'll use the correct needle size.

Here is a random photo of me wearing it at dinner celebrating my son's college graduation. One of the waitresses at the restaurant complimented it.  It felt nice to have my creation noticed.

The second finished sweater is the Tender Hearted Tee by The Autumn Acorn. This was a test knit for Judy Jewells. Judy set up an Instagram group that allowed all of the test knitters to communicate.  It was fun to see the colors that were chosen and share progress.  It really helped to keep me motivated to work on it.

 I knit the XL size.  The yellow is Knit Picks Preciosa base and dyed by me using weld extract.  The contrasting colors are Rowan Kidsilk Haze and Baah Yarn La Jolla.  Those came out of my stash. Overall I'm very happy with how this turned out.  The colors I chose are bright and a little out of my color palette.  With that said, I think this will be perfect on cooler spring/summer evenings.

The last sweater was from a KAL that my enabler suggested.  She and I decided we liked the pattern and decided to join along.

The Anker Summer Tee was started on April 3.  I made this with 4 skeins of Cestari Ash Lawn Collection in Green Heather.  I lengthened the sleeves because I do not like my batwing triceps.  As I knit the body, once I finished the third skein of yarn, I put the body on hold so that I could do the sleeves.  Once the sleeves were completed, I resumed the body and finished up the yarn.  The sweater is blocking now, so I'm not sure exactly where it will hit me, but it looks like it will be long enough for my liking.

Now that these are done, I'm back to knitting a few UFOs.  Stay tuned for updates on those projects.