this beginner sweater took me 60+ hours 🧶

Making my first jumper, from scratch.

00:00 intro
00:59 materials and tools
01:54 the packing problem
02:58 Scotland
04:08 London
04:48 at home
05:32 body reveal
06:17 making the sleeves
06:29 disaster strikes
07:46 the come back
08:53 disaster strikes again
09:41 the final stitch
10:50 the reveal
11:09 project analysis
15:56 why i did this

/// MATERIALS USED ///

Pattern is the Switch Sweater by Wool And The Gang:
https://www.woolandthegang.com/en/pro...

or on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...

But if you want the pattern only, it's £5 on John Lewis: https://www.johnlewis.com/wool-and-th...

The yarn I used was Super Chunky Merino
in Iris from Lauren Aston Designs:
https://www.laurenastondesigns.com/pr...
(the colour is exclusive to their sub service, which you can gain access to if you sign up, even if it's just for one month)

An interesting yarn comparison post: https://www.laurenastondesigns.com/bl...

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My editor (Craig) was on holiday this week, so this video was edited by me!

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