FO: Sarah Lund's New Sweater

About a month ago, the first episode of the third season of the famous Danish TV series The Killing (in Danish, Forbrydelsen) aired at 8 pm on Sunday night. To knitters, a new season of The Killing equals a new sweater - and not just any sweater, but a sweater from Faroese designers Gudrun&Gudrun to be (illegally?) copied by numerous yarn companies with more or less success.

Photo from Forbrydelsen III

The current season actually features at least three sweaters (plus the original white and brown one), but the first one to be shown, was this one.

 Photo from Forbrydelsen III

In fact, it was shown in two different versions in the first episode, and I liked the one with the straight edges better, even if that is not the one chosen to be the 'original Sarah Lund sweater' of season 3 (and the one she wears the most).

Fuelled by a Ravelry discussion about the sweater and the novelty value, I set out to make my own sweater right away. As my regular readers will be aware, I'm a fan of bright colours rather than the muted ones of the original sweater. Combined with a desire to knit from stash, mine ended op being red:

I finished it two weeks after the airing of the first episode (on the night after episode 3). Knowing I was going to pass by Copenhagen Court House (where Sarah Lund is photographed in the photo above since the building plays quite an important role in episode 2) the following day, I stayed awake to wait for the washing machine to finish so I could block it overnight. Here I am -

Sorry, I just had to... :)

I knit it from the bottom up with set-in sleeves and some adjustments compared to the original version, the major ones being 1) using the main colour around the neckline for a more finished look, and 2) raising the back neck for an 'ordinary' neckline despite the chevron pattern. Other than that, I stuck to the original design with stripes in a fluffy mohair and the main colour in 'normal wool' (although I did add some non-fluffy mohair to mine because it fit in so nicely).

Sarah Lund is known to be immensely fond of her sweaters, and now I understand why; mine is incredibly soft and easy to wear. Win! 

You can see a detail of the shoulder and back neck construction here. It may seem complicated, but it really wasn't - I just made the shaping as I went along, trying to reach the shape of an ordinary sweater with set-in sleeves despite knitting the chevron pattern.

If you can read Danish, you can find many more details on my Ravelry project page.

FO: Grey Pebble

I recently finished a brown Pebble vest for the little one, but it turned out that Cascade 220 was a much too soft yarn for the purpose. For almost three months now he's been exploring the world by pushing himself forward with his front on the floor, and it takes some tough clothes to take that kind of wear. Already after one day, the brown Pebble vest is pilling all over, so I'm saving that for later. He's starting to stand up and take a few supported steps now, so hopefully it won't be too long before he can wear it again. In the mean time, this new grey version (very similar to the beloved one which is now too small), is doing the job instead. Together with Lark it's doing a great job at keeping him warm. I do think a third one would be nice to have around, though, so - back to the needles!

Pattern: Pebble (Rav link) by Nikol Lohr (I made it larger by casting on 90 sts) - a free pattern available in English, Danish, and French.
Yarn: Blackhill Highland Wool, colourway Rullesten, 56 g.
Needles: 4.5 mm.
My Ravelry project page is here.

FO: Brown Pebble

That's it for the shawl knitting for now. I've just realized that the baby winter wardrobe is lacking a few knitted items, and since my maternity leave is coming to an end very soon, it's time to do something about it! I've made a list and now I intend to make my way through it. Here's the first FO: Pebble.

Before the wee one was born, I made one in grey with red buttons (perfect match!), and it's been used a lot. It's starting to be a bit short now, so here's a new, larger one!

Pattern: Pebble (Rav link) by Nikol Lohr (I made it larger by casting on 90 sts) - a free pattern available in English, Danish, and French.
Yarn: Cascade 220 in Chocolate Heather, 74 g.
Needles: 4.5 mm.
My Ravelry project page is here.