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Berroco Summer Tee Party: Hiking Henley
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The final piece, buttons and all!
The final piece, buttons and all!
Sleeves are done and I will have enough of the MC to finish the Front.
Sleeves are done and I will have enough of the MC to finish the Front.
Pausing the Front under arm and knit the sleeves next, so that I know if I have enough MC. Backup color to finish the Front is pictured.
Pausing the Front under arm and knit the sleeves next, so that I know if I have enough MC. Backup color to finish the Front is pictured.
Back done, showing intended "striping" to accommodate yarn/color shortage ...
Back done, showing intended "striping" to accommodate yarn/color shortage ...
Stash diving is a dangerous sport: I found a bag of Elba that I didn't remember having, which would be a great fit for making a Hiking Henley...
Stash diving is a dangerous sport: I found a bag of Elba that I didn't remember having, which would be a great fit for making a Hiking Henley...
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Finished
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August 24, 2020

Berroco Summer Tee Party: Hiking Henley

Project info
Hiking Henley by Melissa Leapman
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
me
42"
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
20 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
1,233 yards = 9 skeins
Berroco Elba
6 skeins = 822.0 yards (751.6 meters), 300 grams
7741 Scorpionfish
Brown
Patternworks in Center Harbor, New Hampshire
Berroco Elba
2 skeins = 274.0 yards (250.5 meters), 100 grams
7750 Red Hermit
Red
Patternworks in Center Harbor, New Hampshire
Berroco Elba
1 skein = 137.0 yards (125.3 meters), 50 grams
7770 Black Sea Urchin
Gray
Patternworks in Center Harbor, New Hampshire
Notes

I’m on a mission to try something out, and after finding a bag of misc Elba unexpectedly in my stash, plus having had the Hiking Henley in my favorites for a couple of years now, AND Berroco doing the Summer “Tee” Party MAL …

Yes, another WIP …

Since I don’t have enough of one color to do the original solid approach, I will use one color for the hems, and also added some stripes. That’s at least the current plan, and I’ll keep a close eye on the yarn chicken to see if I have to go farther than that.

I also made the largest size to accommodate the yarn that I have without making it a harlequin Henley, so 42” it is … and hopefully fit.

A very enjoyable no-think knit, great companion to my Huachuca project, which currently requires that I actually look at what I’m knitting.

Planning the Stripes

All borders/hems in 7750 Red Hermit.

Two stripes in 7770 Black Sea Urchin on the Front/Back, 10 rows wide each, separated by 4 rows of MC. Started the first stripe after 95 rows total height, so that one stripe is completed right before the armhole shaping starts.

07-07-2020

The “chicken battle” continues … I’m under-arm on the Front, and I have less than 2 balls of the main color left.

Not sure if this is enough to finish the Front and make the sleeves, so I’m going to knit the sleeves first to find out how much is left afterwards.

Backup solution is to use another stray color from my bag that will blend in with the MC, to finish the Front.

08-21-2020

The chicken lost.

My Henley is knitted, sewn, and blocked, but the buttons are still missing.

Pattern is a keeper.

Yarn: I started with 10 balls in my stash, and now I have 30 left (how did that happen?!?!?)

08-26-2020

Buttons are on, and now I can really call it done!

Love it … will make another one next year!

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About this pattern
Hiking Henley
by Melissa Leapman
from Love of Knitting, Summer 2017
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About this yarn
Elba
by Berroco
Worsted
100% Cotton
137 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: July 3, 2020
  • Updated: August 29, 2020
  • Progress updates: 2 updates