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Track your Stash: A Worksheet for 4 Strands Sweater

Body & Sleeves Tracking Sheet for alternating yarns The key to making the Sleeves of your 4 Strands Sweater match the Body is through careful tracking. Print this worksheet out and keep it with your pattern to make this tracking easier.  *tip:  weigh the stash yarns that you plan to use for the body of your sweater and reserve ½ of each color for working the sleeves. B: Body S1: Sleeve 1 S2: Sleeve 2      Fill in the number of rounds for each yarn used and check the Body, Sleeve 1 &  Sleeve 2 boxes once completed. B   S1  S2 ⬜ ⬜  ⬜ _____rounds _____________________________________________(yarn) B   S1  S2 ⬜ ⬜  ⬜ _____rounds _____________________________________________(yarn) B   S1  S2 ⬜ ⬜  ⬜ _____rounds _____________________________________________(yarn) B   S1  S2 ⬜ ⬜  ⬜ _____rounds _________________________________...

Spring Cleaning Begins with your Stash!

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From Stash.... A recent Snow-day sparked the desire for spring-cleaning. Naturally, I started with my stash! Looking at all the lovely odds-and-ends of my leftover yarns prompted this sweater creation. Random bits of sock yarn and mohair seemed the perfect complement to the Malabrigo Arroyo that I had left from a previous sweater project that didn’t pan out (mixed dye-lot). Add to that, a gorgeous skein of Mountain Colors Winter Lace that I received for my birthday, and voila! A sweater was born! ...to Sweater! 4 Strands is a simple, top-down sweater with  next-t0-no shaping and plenty of ease. It works up super-quick  at 3 stitches to the inch-- and because of its construction it’s guaranteed to be a one-of-a-kind garment, no matter how many times you make it! I am offering this sweater pattern for FREE in my Ravelry shop so grab your copy here: FREE Pattern! and get ready to clean out your stash! If you'd like some some help determining the...