My Scrappy Sweater has been years in the making. For the past few years, I’ve been collecting every little scrap of yarn and keeping them in a big ol' jar. The time finally came when I couldn't shove another strand in. So I sifted through them and pulled out all the bits that were long enough to tie into a knot. I started making a scrap yarn ball and, inspired by the amazing Laerke Bagger, I held the scrap yarn together with a strand of solid colour yarn and began working on my sweater. It’s constructed top-down, with raglan sleeves and knitted in the round. I started with white and went into light pink, darker light pink, dark pink, darker pink, then a hot pink before fading to black. I’m pleased with the ombre effect it produced, although there's a different technique I will use next time in order to make the colours fade together more seamlessly. The sleeves are super balloon-y and it has a lot of positive ease, so it would definitely be a winter-only garment for me. The scraps are mostly acrylic but some bits of wool are scattered throughout. The hot pink and black strands are 100% wool so it’s cosy. And it weighs a tonne so it’s a perfect pullover for snuggling up inside of. Now this is by no means a pattern - just a recipe of what I did to make my sweater using a standard raglan construction. I have provided the measurements, but because I've used all sorts of different types of yarn, there's no precise gauge to follow. If you want to have a go at making your own, give it your best shot. Take what you need from my recipe and create your own masterpiece. The Sweater.I used two strands of DK held together which produces an approximate gauge of 15 stitches by 23 rows over 10cm using 6mm needles. I used 5mm needles for the ribbing. MeasurementsMe: Bust - 90cm Hips - 95cm Arm length - 55cm Height - 169cm Sweater: Width - 62cm Sleeve length - 66cm Underarm to wrist - 39cm Length - 64cm Here's what I did...Cast on 64 stitches on 5mm needles. Rounds 1-12: 1x1 twisted ribbing. Switch to 6mm needles. Rolled neckline: Fold ribbing over so that the cast on edge is in line with the working stitches. Pick up and knit cast-on stitches together with the current stitches. Raglan Increases: Increase sleeves until you have 74 stitches for each sleeve and 86 stitches each for the front and back sections. Body: Work in stockinette until the body reaches about 4 cm shorter than your desired length. Switch to 5mm needles. Hem: Knit in 1x1 ribbing until hem measures 4 cm. Bind-off using a stretchy method. Switch back to 6mm needles. Sleeves: As you split for the sleeves you will want to do a backwards cast on to add 4 additional stitches for each underarm, giving you a total of 80 stitches for each sleeve. Knit in stockinette for 28 cm, or 8 cm shorter than desired sleeve length. K2tog around the whole round and you will end up with 40 stitches. Repeat for other sleeve. Switch to 5mm needles. Cuffs: Knit in 1x1 ribbing until cuff measures 6.5 cm. Bind-off using a stretchy method. I still have loads of scrap yarn kicking around so I can’t wait to start another scrappy project. Maybe a hat this time, what do you think? Let me know in the comments below if you've ever knitted a scrap yarn project. ♡ This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using these links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you :) Thank you for supporting my blog!
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