Red Stripes Knit Sweater
My most recently finished knitting project is a sweater that I designed using various red yarns and a white yarn. The idea for the sweater began from the knitting stitch a friend of mine was using to knit a baby blanket. I had some various red yarns, a skein of this and that, all in medium weights, and I wanted to combine them and use them up. I decided it would be best to alternate them with some white yarn since some of the yarns were a dark red and other were a true red, or a red with sparkles in the yarn. 
I am really happy with the way the sweater turned out and the fit. I am also happy that I got it done in time to wear for Valentine’s day. My husband commented that I would be ready for Christmas, too – especially if I added a green accent to it – so I guess it can be worn for a couple of holidays.
As I mentioned before the yarns I used were various medium weight yarns. Three of the yarns were the Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn – which is a great yarn for sweaters, in my opinion. It knits well and there are tons of colors. The other two yarns were Red Heart that I had left over from other projects. The one was Red Heart Sparkle, which I only used for a couple of stripes in the body of the sweater. I ran low with this one and I didn’t think I had enough for the sleeves so I left that one out of the sleeves. The other yarn was Red Heart Soft in a wine color.
Above is a larger, close up view, of the sweater so you can see the stitch. It is mainly stockinette with a ridge in between each color change. The sweater has garter rows for the sleeve edges and the lower band and at the top neckline and shoulder area.
The sleeves I designed to be a 3/4 sleeve. I decided that would be best since sometimes in February we have slightly warmer days and if it does happen to be cooler I can wear a shirt underneath, as in the photos. I kind of like a 3/4 sleeve on sweaters that way they don’t get wet when you wash or hands or do dishes.
Overall I am pleased with my new sweater and look forward to knitting another one – maybe in shades of blue with a light gray in place of the white. I am thinking that combination would look good with jeans. Eventually I will have the pattern for the sweater available in my etsy, craftsy and ravelry shops.
What are you currently knitting or crocheting? Let me know by leaving a comment.
-Kimberlee
Wow your sweater is just beautiful and I love the colors! Have fun wearing it! I hope you have a nice weekend.
Julie xo
Thanks Julie! Hope you had a good weekend as well.
Your jumper looks great and I like the different colours of red used. It is nearly the end of summer where I live so the knitting needles will be coming out soon. Thank you for linking up and sharing your handiwork with us at #Overthemoon. Have a lovely week.
Thanks for the compliment, Sue. I know it is hard to knit in the summer – I try and do smaller projects then or lace items with lighter weight yarn.
Love it! My goal is to eventually gain enough confidence to knit a sweater (just started knitting). Plan on making a crochet cardigan in 2016.
Thank you for stopping by my blog 🙂
Knitting a sweater really isn’t too hard. Basically it is just getting all the pieces knit and then sewing them together. Good luck with your crocheted cardigan.