My grandma gave me some yarn for Christmas to knit myself a sweater. I cast this on on New Year's Day and have been working on it a little bit almost every day since, so it's steadily growing.
The pattern is by Portoguese knitware designer Maria Gomes and the yarn is Hobbii's Garland, a mix of cotton and alpaca - very light, very soft. This is knit in one piece from the neck down and after 12 hours of progress, I made it about 2/3rd between the neck and the point where the sleeves split from the body.
I thought this would be a fun way to also introduce you to another sweater I started a couple months ago (then abandoned in favour of Christmas knitting). That one I've had the yarn for for ages, but was to chicken to actually cast it on. I've done a lot of knitting the last two or three years, so I'm finally feeling ready for this kind of project!
This one is knit in a very different yarn so it's going a LOT quicker. It's also worked from the bottom up, and after ten hours I made it to the point where the sleeves join the body, and halfway through the first sleeve.
It would be awesome to finish both of these this year, but I also got some more summery knitting and crochet plans, so will probably pack them away before it gets too warm out. Which is probably still at least two months off at this point!
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