It’s not too early for a Halloween sweater knitting, right?
I’m a little bit questioning my decision to use mostly variegated yarns, but basically pretty happy with how it’s turning out 🙂
Pattern is Fall Favorites Collection by Meghan Regan.
Halloween Sweater
Quite A Yarn 
Certainly not too early, if you hope to finish in time for the holiday. I like the variegated with the charcoal background.
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True! Thanks 🙂
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IMO It looks great! The variation adds some depth 😊
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Thank you! That’s true 🙂
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I like the effect of the variegated yarn .
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Thank you!
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Very colorful!
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It is!
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It’s CUTE!
I have a question. Where do you get your authentic Aran knitting wool? I went to the UK: the land of sheep and goats, in search of some authentic yarn. They sold Aran sweaters in cotton, synthetic, and wool synthetic blends knitted by machine in China. There was not one single store that sold yarn, patterns, or knitting supplies.
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Thank you!
I’m sorry to hear about your experience! Where did you go in the UK? I know there are plenty of yarn shops there that deal in real wool yarn. I don’t know where you are in the US, but online you could try Harrisville yarns, Webs (yarn.com), Jimmy Beans, ad lots of different farms have websites where they sell their yarn.
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You could also try The Woolly Thistle online – they have pretty much only authentic wool yarn
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Seconding The Woolly Thistle! I got the yarn I used for my Fair Isle sweater from them, and they were great.
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I’m in the UK and would agree there aren’t many yarn shops and when you find them they are often just stocking cotton or acrylic mix. I don’t know if you want to buy specifically from the UK Aran weight yarn but I can recommend New Lanark Spinning Aran weight yarn. It’s 100% wool spun at their antique water powered mill. I have a jumper, bag, mittens and a 2nd jumper in progress using it. It wears extremely well but isn’t very soft but I love it.
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That is amazing – you are so talented! What a fun sweater!
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You are very kind!
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Oh, this looks great! And yes… if you want to actually wear the sweater by Halloween, you definitely need to be knitting it already. (At least, you would if you were me. I’m not a fast enough sweater knitter to wait before casting on themed sweater patterns. 😉 )
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I’m hoping it won’t take me too long! But yes, definitely better too soon than too late!
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Yes, exactly! I always try to give myself plenty of time for big projects like sweaters.
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Better to have it done early than late!
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I like the effect it gives, makes it look like even more complicated colourwork has been done.
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Thank you!!
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It looks wonderful! There are only 140 days until Halloween!
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Very true!!
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I love it! I think the variegated is fun. Next year I want to make another one with cats using Nightshades for the main color. And maybe I’ll dye some Daylights for the contrasting colors.
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That’s a great idea! I want to do the cats version too 🙂
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I love the colors, and I think that the variegated yarn makes it so much more interesting! Wonderful sweater, I know that you will love wearing it this fall.
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Thank you! I definitely will 🙂
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