Tuesday 20 November 2012

1930s Knitting - The 3 Hour Sweater

The 3 Hour Sweater

"Fascinating! And most popular. Three hours of knitting and presto —you have a smart garment your friends are sure to admire. The loose stitch progresses so rapidly you'll want to make several — two or three for your own wardrobe and others for gifts."



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11 comments:

  1. Love this simple sweater, have had this pattern saved for a while but not yet plucked up the courage to try it! I think it'd take me a lot longer than 3 hours though!

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  2. Going to try (or at least start) on this pattern tonight :)

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  3. Where can i get this pattern as link doesn't load up

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    1. The screenshot image in the post is clickable which enlarges the photo and the full pattern readable is there!

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  4. Hello Wendy, am about to try this project and was just reading over the pattern. Are the instructions for the sleeves correct? You start off by only casting on 4 stitches? The sleeves sound like they would be very very skinny and the opening rather impossible to get in through.

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    1. Hello Mio, You are knitting the sleeve from the top down so you gradually increase as you work down the arm, I hope this helps!

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  5. Hi! I’m wondering what are the finished measurements, I’d love to make this but since I’m not an experienced knitter I don’t know how to adjust the size. I’m a medium or size 10.

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    1. Hi Anna, I am not 100 sure, it says a size 16 but it looks to me like it would best fit a size UK 10/12, if that helps!

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  6. Needle 10 mm ?? Isn,t that BIG ? I googeled the wool used and the label says needle 3 and 3,5...so i am a bit puzzeled

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  7. Yes. This is the Liar Sweater. I am a fast-ish knitter and I probably took 10 hours to make it... It turned out wonderfully and I wear it often, but it's not three hours.

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This is an ongoing project and I welcome any help or suggestions that you can give, so please feel free to leave a comment or a suggestion for a pattern link, all help will always be credited and very much appreciated :-) Spam will be deleted!