Curiosity - just wondering

#1

Has anyone ever knit a jumper (sweater) out of sock yarn?? Imagine it would take AGES…

#2

Here’s a sweater made out of sock yarn. Just think–it doesn’t take many balls to complete!

#3

I would probably loose patience and never finish it, I have a nearly finished cardigan I knit last year, but I gave up at the sleeves, I hate sleeves. That jumper would take me ages to do!

#4

I think that’s where having more than one project OTN would help. Work on the sweater til bored then pick up socks or scarf or whatever and work on for awhile.

#5

Yikes, that would take ages! But sometimes it’s fun to have a big project going with a few little ones. For me, right now, I wouldn’t knit anything with sock yarn but socks or something small like wrist warmers.

#6

Ha ha, I also have a pair of socks I started two years ago - my mum decided to “help” me and made a mistake. I couldn’t face frogging it back so I put it in a bag and forgot about it. I keep meaning to finish that too… I finish things with interesting stitches like lace or cables cos it holds my interest long enough - but sleeves …:sleepy:

#7

That’s when I knit and read the posts here, or watch a movie.

#8

I am easily bored too. I have three things going right now. When I first started (not too long ago) I would only knit one thing at a time. It makes me happier to have several things going though.

#9

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#10

I like to do my mindless knitting, such as sleeves, when I’m watching TV, sitting in a waiting room, or on a long road trip. THat way, I can get some knitting done, without having to take a bunch of stuff with me.

#11

My LYS just got the cutest sweater pattern in…uses sock yarn and size 1 needle…I’m so tempted to try it cause it’s so cute…but I have a sweater on size 15s that I started over a year ago…:teehee:

#12

I almost bought DK weight (wait, I DID) to make my DD (she’s 4) a cardigan-on size two (that’s what I needed to get gauge) needles…then at home, when I came around, lol-I took the yarn back and traded it for something much heftier. :mrgreen:

I do, however, like that sweater on Knitty…:teehee: (stop me!! lol)

#13

With DK weight you could use size 5 or 6, maybe 4s. But 2s…? That’s pretty dense.

#14

Traditional Fair Isle sweaters are made with 2-ply jumper weight yarn, which is considered fingering weight–same as socks. Changing the colors and following the color pattern takes away the tedious side of knitting a sweater with that weight yarn.