White Gansey Done
It’s done! It dried in about 12 hours, and was technically all done yesterday. Either sport-weight sweaters are magic, or the new drying rack works wonders.
As you can see (and as you’ve probably noticed over the last few weeks), it’s impossible to photograph the texture. Due to the heathering and the relatively soft ply twist, the yarn probably wasn’t an ideal choice.
I’m not sure how much yarn I used. I didn’t weigh the cone before I started, but fortunately, I have another. It was ordered at the same time, it’s the same stuff. And it turned out to be about 19 ounces of yarn, after I wound the remains off the used cone and weighed the cardboard. Bartlett says they’re generous, but that’s really generous.
Here’s a comparison between the cone I used for the gansey and swatches, and a new, unused one.
Last night, I wore the sweater a bit while spinning — it felt good to spin after a few weeks occupied, but the sweater was a little annoying.
- The body and sleeves are a tad — a tad — too short. Man, and my row gauge was long, too.
- The unshaped neckline makes the neckband feel too high in front, and because the yarn is … hearty, it’s itchy on my throat.
- Even though the neck feels high, it could be worse. The shoulder seams ride forward a bit because I’m well endowed.
See the White Gansey gallery page for more information.
I’m still proud to have the sweater — a whole sport-weight gansey knit in 14 days. Congratulations to all the other Olympic finishers!
