Fast Forward zum Regenbogen
Finished
November 27, 2022
January 8, 2023

Fast Forward zum Regenbogen

Project info
FF backward by alfa knits
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Fun and me
174 stitches
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1,033 yards
SuperGarne Aktiv 4 fach
1 skein = 459.3 yards (420.0 meters), 100 grams
Gray
SuperGarne Aktiv Fine Cotton Solids
0.8 skeins = 175.0 yards (160.0 meters), 40 grams
Blue-green
SuperGarne Aktiv Lace 70/30
0.65 skeins = 284.3 yards (260.0 meters), 65 grams
Rainbow
Vendita Sockenwolle 4 fach
0.5 skeins = 114.8 yards (105.0 meters), 25 grams
Natural/Undyed
Notes

I love my 4 other ones so much that I though why not make a 5th… Will be my christmas time knitting this year, will use the leftovers from my Shifty sweater for the contrast stripes and some dark grey for the main body.

December 16, 2022

Started the armhole bind-off and the increases on the back

December 26, 2022

Started with white part and colored stripes

December 27, 2022

Started front, marked middle 85 stitches, will have to work up shoulder stitches up to 168 stitches in total.
Used mint green supergarne cotton for front.

December 28, 2022

Finished front neckline, will start attaching front and back after armhole:
Knit side: Knit to last stitch, slip wyif, turn
Pick up side seam stitch, k2tg, purl back

Purl side: Knit to last stitch, ssk with seam stitch
S1wyif, kint back

December 28, 2022

Co 6 stitches under arm instead of 3

January 2, 2023

Finished body yesterday, picked up 137 stitches for the neck, plan to do a simple rolled neck again.
Will k5, k2tg for two rows to decrease, with one plain row inbetween.

January 2, 2023

Have about 18 g of the rainbow gradient left and 15 g of the mint green yarn. Will start with those for striping at the sleeves, picked up 70 stitches for sleeve

January 2, 2023

Used app 2 g of yarn for a 4 row stripe, so will do 4 stripes of mint and 5 stripes of rainbow for each sleeve

January 6, 2023

Plan to do 11 of the rainbow and grey stripes in total before starting the cuff. Replaced the mint with white and the rainbow with grey after doing 4 resp. 5 stripes in each.

January 7, 2023

Did k5, k2tg after 11th grey “stripe”, than started ribbing after a total of 4 rows (incl. decrease row) after 11th stripe. Plan to do ribbing for about 12 rows.

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November 27, 2022
January 8, 2023
 
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  • Project created: December 2, 2022
  • Finished: January 8, 2023
  • Updated: January 10, 2023
  • Progress updates: 4 updates