pattern by shay johnson
One of my favorite things (besides designing my own patterns) is supporting other makers and bringing their designs to life! For one, I know how thrilled I am when someone is excited to make one of my patterns, and I want to pass along that same support! 🙂 This post isn’t sponsored in any way, I just love the pattern and the yarn! Here are all the details with my As If Tee!
You will definitely be seeing posts about patterns I love and the yarns I choose to go with them. Choosing yarn is such a fun thing for me, and I am always wanting to try new and fabulous fibers! There’s something so magical about the perfect combo of pattern and yarn!
That brings me to this gorgeousness…I mean y’all, can you even?! I have wanted to purchase some of Briony’s amazing hand-dyed yarn for quite some time, and I knew as soon as I saw these colors I had to have them for my As If Tee! She has such a knack for putting together the most beautiful color combinations, and the neons, can we talk about the neons?!!!
The yarn I used:
- Spectrum Fibre DK in Ice Lollies 100% superwash merino – 252 yds each (I used 2 skeins)
- Spectrum Fibre Mohair in Dusty Rose 72% kid mohair 28% silk – 460 yds
This pattern called for aran or worsted weight yarn, so I was fully prepared to make adjustments with the gauge. After knitting a gauge swatch though, (something I don’t do very often) I was so excited to find that the gauge was spot on! That being said, my tee ended up being a bit shorter than the measurements in the pattern…more on that later.
I had intended to knit this tee on straight needles, but soon realized I didn’t have the right size on hand. Also, I didn’t have long enough cables to knit in the round. (She does give you both options in the pattern. Awesome, right?!!)
Not wanting to wait any longer to get started, I used these tiny-cabled circular needles and knitted it flat. Hey, whatever gets the job done. 😉 LOL!
new skills
It’s always a bonus when I can acquire a new skill with a pattern! For this pattern, I learned the proper intarsia method for knitting. Yay!! It’s really easy and fun, and I can’t wait to use this technique in the future! Next time, I may invest in some bobbins…
This project took me about 9 days, but I didn’t work on it non-stop. It’s definitely a quick and fun knit! I do have to say though, working with mohair for the first time can be a bit tricky. Keeping the tension even and making sure you don’t drop a stitch does take a little concentration. I absolutely LOVE the texture of it though, and I will definitely be using it again!
Shay recommends in the pattern, when working with mohair, to use wooden needles. I think that is a great suggestion!
my finished tee
Well, here she is! My finished As If Tee! I absolutely love this color combo and this pattern, but my tee was a little shorter than I had hoped. (you can’t necessarily tell in the pic) I think what happened was, I got so excited to finish that I didn’t quite make the back long enough. That ended up throwing the fit off. I blocked her and wore her around a bit, but still wasn’t totally happy with the fit. Can you guess what happened next?! Wait for it….Yep, I frogged this baby!
I know, you guys are thinking, “this girl is seriously crazy”! (Read this post if you aren’t sure what I’m talking about) And you are so right, I totally am, 😉 but I just love this yarn and tee so much, and I want to wear it all the time! That wasn’t going to happen in it’s current state. I wish I had loads of extra money to spend on all the beautiful yarn, but sadly I do not, so redo was my only option.
I had only intended on taking out the back, but it was just too hard to only take out one side, so the whole thing is getting a makeover! It’s all frogged now and I have already started over, but I do have a suggestion – I definitely do not recommend frogging mohair. It’s really a nightmare! I don’t regret taking it apart, but next time I will be more careful to make sure the fit is exactly where I want it to be before binding off. 😉
to be continued…
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