A few years ago, I added this project to my Ravelry queue. I still lived in Phoenix at the time and have since lived in 3 different apartments. I ordered the yarn from Yarn Love, the online yarn dyer who also published this pattern, and went to my local knitting store for help with winding my skeins into cakes.
I finally cast-on the project in fall of 2024, with the dream of taking cute photos at a pumpkin patch. I accepted defeat last year and picked up the project again at the beginning of October with the hopes of finishing by Halloween. In classic Kirsten fashion, I “finished” the morning of October 31 (and by finished, I mean that the sweater construction was done, but all the ends of all the colorwork have yet to be woven in).
Pattern Details:
Pattern: Let’s Boo-gie Sweater
Yarn: Jo March DK
All colors and amounts can be found on Yarn Love Yarns website.
Needles: US 5 – 3.75 mm, US 4 – 3.5 mm, US 3 – 3.25 mm
Size made: Large
Start date: mid-September 2024
Completion: October 31, 2025
Skills needed or learned:
- 2-stranded colorwork
- 3-stranded colorwork
- Yarn Overs
- Slip slip knit stich
- 2×2 ribbing
Construction Notes:
I think I’ve successfully mastered 2-strand colorwork. The secret is holding one strand in continental style and one strand in the English style. At least, that’s my secret.
3-strand colorwork, however? I still need a lot of practice. This sweater features 3-stranded colorwork across the yoke, specifically in the ghost and candy corn sections. While it was exciting to see this pattern come to life, these were by far the trickiest sections for me. Even with all this practice in this sweater, I still think my 3-stranded colorwork needs work. Managing the floats took patience and significant yarn untangling skills, qualities the universe seems to think I need to work on. My results in this sweater aren’t perfect, but steam blocking did help with most of my sections.
From there, the eyelet chart in the body and sleeves came together quickly. I completed 11 repeats on the body and 13 repeats on each sleeve. I think this pattern gives the piece a light, airy texture that balances the heavier colorwork up top, making it perfect for cool October days.
I wore it for just one day in 2025, but this sweater will for sure make a comeback next year… and maybe I’ll even weave in my ends.
