1980's Knitted Blue Fluffy Sweater
I made a new sweater for myself! This sweater is knitted using a blue, fluffy novelty yarn. Both the yarn and the vintage 1980's were pretty interesting to work with. I haven't decided if I like this sweater yet, but I'd like to share the project with everyone first!
The pattern
Before I decided to use this vintage 1980's sweater pattern, I thought about using the Beauty School Top pattern to make another sweater with this yarn.
However, I had already knitted the sweater THREE TIMES before this project and I wanted to try something new, so I decided to use the vintage pattern instead. I am so used to having things that fit close to my body that it feels a little odd when I wear this loose-knit sweater! I guess it doesn't hurt to have something with more ease on days when I feel like changing things up.
The yarn
The yarn that I used for this project is a novelty yarn with a fluffy texture by a Japanese company. For some reason it says "Kanebo" and it's kinda confusing because I thought that was a cosmetic company?
I bought this yarn for 3 reasons:
1) it has a unique texture
2) it's in my favourite shade of blue
3) it's old remnant stock as a discounted price.
This shade of powder blue also happens to be a colour that I am featuring in my current capsule wardrobe (search #Gpinkbluewardrobe2019). Since I wanted it to be part of the capsule wardrobe which started earlier this year in March, I was very motivated to get the project finished in good time. I completed the sweater in May, and it has been worn numerous times since its completion.
Being an old remnant stock, the yarn came with some visible dirt, possibly from storage. When I first finished knitting this sweater, I could see a dark area right across the front of my chest! Fortunately, that has all come off from 2 rounds of wearing and washing.
The look
The colour of this 1980's knitted sweater goes really well with my capsule wardrobe (which also features this skirt that I made). However, I am still unsure of how I feel about the fit of this sweater. I think it looks better with jeans but I'm also trying to make it work with a skirt.
Well, keep an eye out for this blue sweater on my Instagram profile (@gwenstella.made). I guess I will continue to feature it in my capsule wardrobe!
x Gwen