Sweater Weather

I’m starting my crochet goal for the year and making a sweater!
Okay I have like 4 crochet goals for myself this year.. but this is definitely one of them!

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,​So I’ve been super intimidated by garments and have yet to make one successfully. About a year ago, I tried making a wickedly cute crop top for a vacation and it ended up being so small and tight. DAMN MY TENSION! I made another attempt with a mesh-like beach cover up, blew through the pattern, thought to myself “Oh wow.. this was actually pretty easy!”. Yea.. held it up to my body and it looked like it would barely fit a child. Hurumph.

As you can tell now, tension has been my biggest concern. Spending money on yarn and a pattern, and lots of time on the 

project itself, knowing damn well how many times I’ll have to frog it before I get my tension right.. it makes it a rough project. However, most projects I start, I start with the intent to sell. It adds a lot of pressure for it to be perfect the first time.
 
So with this project, I’ve decided to keep it for myself. As a full-time maker, I rarely keep anything for myself, let alone something as cool as a handmade sweater. Everyone needs one of those, right? Plus, there is no better advertising than FREE advertising. Wearing your own handmade goods turns you into a walking billboard! ​

​All images belong to megmadewithlove

​The sweater I’m starting is the Varsity Sweater by Megan Shaimes (megmadewithlove). I love quarter-sleeve shirts and I wanted something I could potentially wear year-round. I’m not a sports freak so I picked a simple Grey and Pale Grey, similar to Megan’s photo above. Though I can see how easily these sweater colors could be modified to match your favorite team colors.

Lion Brand recently released an amazing new yarn called Feels Like Butta. It’s 218 yards of pure Polyester bliss. It legit feels like butter, my dudes. Of course, my local Joann’s doesn’t sell it so I have to order online and hope for the best. I was more than pleasantly surprised by the texture and overall softness of the yarn. Perfect for a garment! I haven’t found many reviews on a finished project with the yarn and I’m a little worried about the wear and tear causing pilling or fraying. It certainly feels like it will do just that, but I’m gonna go with it and hope for the best.  ​

I will likely take loads of progress shots via my Instagram stories. Follow me and see how I'm doing!