Project Spotlight - Fantomas | the ultimate

[@selfishknitter]

Beautiful work on the zipper! Thank you for sharing the tutorial you used. It looks like such a great fit and well worth the effort you put into it. I love that he wore it to work right away!

[@sbartdbarcelona44]

Well done!

[@margueritefoley1262]

Awesome job!

[@angieanderson6082]

Beautifully done!! 🤩

[@RN.RN.]

Well done! A stunningly beautiful heirloom - a lot of hard work with a healthy dose of perseverance to get it finished to perfection! 💯🤩

[@balancedskein]

@@RN.RN. thank you!

[@gnviev]

Wow, you rock!!! This sweater is so professionally made. Looks like a designer sweater. ❤❤❤

[@balancedskein]

@gnviev awww thank you!

[@Wmh302]

Great job!!!

[@nancymorales2741]

Wow, it turned out great!

[@LATHEANDLOOMPODCAST]

Kendra, this sweater is amazing. What a fabulous job. Thanks for sharing the process boring it might’ve been but what a classic look.

[@Mkasia5]

It turned out BEAUTIFUL 😮❤

[@ateaseknitting]

It’s a gorgeous sweater! All the work you put into it really shows.

[@balancedskein]

@@ateaseknitting thank you!!

[@IsobelRose-du1oc]

Fantastic effort Kendra, no wonder your husband was happy with his new sweater. Thanks for sharing, best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 🧶

[@balancedskein]

@IsobelRose-du1oc aww, thank you!

[@noelleparris9451]

I wish I had some of your perfectionist streak! Your work on this sweater was amazing, and I am so glad your husband loved it. Well done!!!

[@balancedskein]

@noelleparris9451 Aww, thank you!

[@kirstymcleod6647]

I’m so with you on the bore of stockinette (particularly in the round!). The only thing worse is garter stitch flat…😅 Like you, I love cables and textures.

[@mariecarter3138]

Kendra, it turned out so great ! What a special gift for your husband. 🌟

[@balancedskein]

@mariecarter3138 Thanks, Marie! 😁😁

[@CountanceD]

Great job! I’m working on the Jenny Jacket right now. I love that every 6th round I get to do something different. I agree with you that a garment that’s primarily stockinette might seem endless. A friend suggested I try working the sleeves with two short circular needles rather than magic loop. It works great and helps me avoid the laddering that I sometimes get with magic loop. I wonder if that might have been a good option for the sleeve area of your husband’s sweater. I think I’ll use it more often when working sleeves rather than magic loop.

[@QueensYarnBoutique]

Sometimes, ripping out is a necessary evil. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Bottom up is definitely not my favorite! 🙅🏾‍♀️ Excellent work on sewing in the zipper. 👏🏾

[@balancedskein]

@@QueensYarnBoutique 💯💯

[@kareemarhodes1740]

It came out so nice. what a wonderful job! You are so talented.

[@balancedskein]

@kareemarhodes1740 thank you!!

[@lauraberkholtz7959]

That looks amazing! Great job!

[@balancedskein]

@@lauraberkholtz7959 thanks!

[@charlseygibson1537]

You did an excellent job!

[@balancedskein]

@charlseygibson1537 thanks!!

[@22Tya]

Kendra! Snaps for you it looks fantastic

[@balancedskein]

@@22Tya thanks!

[@netty062]

My two most daunting projects were my husband's sweaters mostly because they were black and dark grey but also because they were knit in pieces and seamed. They took forever! That being said there isn't a more knit worthy person in my life. He loves his sweaters and wears them with pride. I knit the Rift by Jared Flood. Your husband's sweater turned out great! I'm so glad I found your lovely podcast...looking forward to watching back issues. Happy knitting from Ontario Canada. I think I counted four different nail colours, impressive! (😎)

[@balancedskein]

Thank you so much for watching! And I'll have to check out that Rift pattern 👀👀

[@kah237]

The sweater looks amazing! I'm currently knitting one of these for my husband but stalled out on the first sleeve. You've inspired me to pick it back up 😊

[@balancedskein]

@kah237 yay! I hope you're version turns out perfectly!

[@nadiarogo4511]

You can pick up stitches in the middle of the knitting 100 times easier if you hold your knitting against the light instead of in your lap. You can also just use a 2mm long cable needle and immediately start knitting from mit.

[@CindyTRH]

Perfection! Great job!!

[@balancedskein]

Thank you so much!

[@jennyrakoto]

Nice work 🤩 ! I'm currently knitting a zippered sweater for myself, and the zipper part construction is pretty tricky to understand, especially because of the instructions that are not very clear to me. Fingers crossed it'll work out in the end !

[@balancedskein]

@jennyrakoto good luck with your zipper! The good thing is you can always undo and attempt it again 😁

[@nicolanoller9264]

Fantastic job!