I finished another jumper. This has been on the needles for some time. Let me explain.
A little while ago I decided that this jumper has to get finished now. It’s been in my knitting basket for some time. 4 or 5 years, I thought. I looked at the printed pattern and the date on it was 22nd September 2007. Yes, 2007, that’s not a typo. I started this jumper over 11 years ago. This takes procrastination to a whole new level! [rolls eyes]
I said I would explain, but I don’t really have an explanation. I must have just put this to one side to knit something else first and it somehow snowballed. There was nothing wrong with the pattern, nothing wrong with the yarn, all that was wrong was me. Apparently.
The pattern is Viking Knots and the yarn is Drops Alpaca. I made the long sleeve version. I love that yarn and the fabric it produces. It’s very soft and it feels really substantial and yet the whole jumper weighs only 310g. When I was finishing the knitting, I was convinced it would not fit me. The fabric was so thin and the edges curled up so much that I thought it would fit a doll at best. When it was blocked and finished, the size is perfect! Everything about this jumper is perfect, except the knitting time.
The colour I used is petrol (mix 7240) and it’s fantastic. I’m toying with the idea of knitting another Viking Knots. I’m drooling over the different colours of Alpaca: dark olive, dark purple, light maroon, rust, golden rod…how could I decide? What if I took another 11 years to finish it?
Happy knitting!
stgeorge knits 
It is beautiful! I’m sure that if you decide to knit another one, it will take less time as you know how lovely the end result will be.
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Thank you! You are probably right.
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That is a beautiful jumper and a gorgeous colour…definitely worth picking it up again and finishing it and I am going to look for the pattern. The nicest jumper I have seen for a while.
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Thank you. Yes, it’s a very nice pattern.
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It’s a lovely jumper and well worth the unintentional wait. I am sure we all sometimes have a WIP that lies hidden and waiting to be found again and finished. I know I do.
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Thank you. I’m trying to keep the WIPs to a minimum to avoid this happening again.
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What a lovely piece of knitting. It reminds me of Elsebeth Lavold patterns. Maybe since you’ve finished one it won’t take you any time at all to finish another one!
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Thank you. You are right. Elsebeth Lavold has a pattern called Jord, which is very similar indeed. If I ever knit another one of those jumper, I’ll make sure it wouldn’t take 11 years!
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