LJ, 6 months ago to knitting

I did the thing that strikes fear in the heart of Knitters the world over. ;)

I cut the sweater into a cardigan.

First I needle felted the cut line, then snip snip!

Next step is to pick up stitches for the button bands.

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A close up of the needle felted edge after cutting.
Multi color stranded colorwork sweater laying on a table after the steek line is cut open, creating the cardigan

LJ, 7 months ago to knitting

I did it! Successfully steeked a #StrandedColorwork sweater! (With some help from a friend who is an experienced knitter)

Now for the finishing work to get the zipper attached!
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LJ, 8 months ago to knitting

My knitting needles got lonely, so I looked through my wool stash, searched on ravelry, and found a pattern that let me use up a bunch of lettlopi yarn left over from making 2 other sweaters.

I wouldn't have deliberately chosen these colors, but I think they work together.

Sleeve in progress.

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