I love it when designers have a lot of different test knitters for projects and give them free reign to play with their designs. You end up with a wealth of variations that can be really inspiring to the rest of us knitters.
A great example of that is the Eleven Twelve sweater from Tina Tse. It’s a pretty straightforward top-down, circular yoke sweater that uses a textured slip stitch stripe pattern.
If you look through the photos on the Ravelry project page you’ll see so many different options for what’s sure to become a favorite sweater. There are some who chose a rather neutral color scheme, while others went bold. There are long sleeved and mid-length sleeve variations.
One even used scraps of yarn to make stripes of many colors instead of using a single contrasting color, which is a great tip for people looking to pare down their stashes — more color is always OK!
The design is worked in sock yarn and comes in 10 sizes. You can use her pay what you can model if the suggested price of $12 isn’t feasible for you.
[Photo: Tina Tse.]
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