It's Hereditary

I had to run out for a while so I left Lynn and Alex to change all the clothes on the mannequins.

They made a bit of a mess (and cleaned it up) and now we're ready for spring.

Alex is working on her Sturgill. She is half way through the yoke. The background is tosh dk and the contrast colours are Hedgehog Merino DK. Alex decided to leave the bobbles out of the yoke. Should I make this sweater (it's in the back of my mind) I would leave them off as well.

Sturgill is a top-down yoke sweater knit seamlessly in the round with an optional matching cowl for a removable turtleneck. I personally love turtlenecks, but find them too warm most of the time, so rarely wear them although I love the way they look. This design solves that “problem” by featuring a removeable matching cowl that can be worn as needed, or left off entirely. 

This design features short row shaping at the back neck, stranded colorwork and bobbles. Please note that there are several rounds that require 3 colors of yarn to be worked at once. I try to limit the number of these rounds, so just know that there won’t be too many of them and the 3 color effect will be worth those challenging rounds! I love adding little challenges into my patterns while still keeping the design approachable for adventurous beginners.

She asked if she could make it sleeveless but we told her no. That was a trick my mom always wanted to do. She would start a sweater for my dad and get the back finished. By this point she was bored so she would talk about making him a vest. Then it would be put away for a while and when she thought we had forgotten about it she would start another sweater for him. We have a few sweater backs. I know where my 'startitis' came from 😘.