Marigold Sweater

Here we are again, at the start of August! Just like that July is gone and we are already strongly heading to back-to-school season. This obviously means back to work season for me, and even though I wasn’t supposed to have any real time off this summer, somehow it just happens - my pace slows down, I can hardly open my computer and everything is more or less in standstill.

I’ve started many new test knits for the second half of the year, but since getting so many lovely test knitters working on them, I haven’t been that active in updating those patterns - so apologies are in order for all my test knitters (if you happen to read this!). But in order to get back to normal work flow, I need to kickstart the season: so I decided to go ahead and publish the first new pattern of the month!

Without further ado, meet Marigold Sweater!

Yes, this is one of those older projects that you may have been following along on instagram especially. I guess I bought the yarn 4 years ago from Lankakauppa Titityy, started a project a few years later, frogged it, started again. This time, and this now being something like 2022, the sweater got its proper shape and form. 2023 was the big year of knitting it: I brought my project first to VKLive in New York, then to Yorkshire Yarn Fest in (Old) York.

I did finish it, but then writing up the pattern landed in a long hiatus. Fast forward to this spring and I finally managed to get the pattern done and now it’s been finalised: pictures taken, pattern tech edited and test knitted!

I’m often asked how long it takes me to get a pattern ready and the story of this pattern maybe highlights my process! I might have been ready with this one in 2-3 months if everything went right from the start, but sometimes it might take me 2-3 years! Lately I’ve been constantly working on so many things at once that solely focusing on one project seems impossible. But good things are worth waiting, right!?

Marigold Sweater features one of my latest obsession: Half Brioche. Or Half Fisherman’s Rib, depending on how you work the stitch. Outcome will be more of less the same regardless of how you create the stitch. I love the look and feel of this stitch pattern a lot, even more than full Brioche stitch. The only downside is that it takes a long time! And eats up a lot of yarn. So be prepared!

The sweater has generous amounts of positive ease paired together with closer fitting sleeves. I adore the fit of this sweater a lot! And it works perfectly with hand dyed yarns, as the texture gives the yarn time to shine and also blends the color nicely!

I used Walk Collection Merino Sport for my sample and this yarn knits up like a dream! I love it, and if possible I love the color even more! If you are familiar with Walk Collection yarns already, you will recognise their colors immediately! And this is no exception! It’s beautiful and unique and I could keep knitting with this color forever and ever.