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Recent finished project. Beautiful cable pattern.

🧶 Yarn: 280m / 100gr (Zegna Baruffa Jazz: 80% Merino 20% Viscose)

🥢 Needles: 5.5 mm Chiagoo

🧥 Garment measurements:
length - 55 cm/ 22 in
width - 66 cm / 26 in
positive ease - 23cm / 9 in

👛 Yardage + Cost
Used: 550 gr / 1550 m
Cost: 40$

📃 Pattern: #timeless_jersey by alena barteneva

🧮Modifications: followed the general idea and the cable pattern, changed neck and armhole opening (made wider)

Just watched this documentary about #knitting in #Iceland - interesting and it covers a lot of aspects about knitting and wool industry.

Pullover Island | ARTE.tv Documentary
youtube.com/watch?v=z2G47X3XK4

But I nearly fell over, when they finally said, how much (or little) a really prolific hand knitter earns. It's the same story every time.

@knitting @fiberarts #slowfashion #handknitting #wool #fiberarts