I’m trying my hand at the Handsome Chris Pullover after successfully (nearly) completing a colourwork jumper.

I feel like I’m going to jinx myself but it’s actually been easier than I thought so far and no major issues. I’ve had to ladder down a couple of times to fix a cable but I can manage that. Only on the back panel about half way through so we’ll see how I feel when it comes to the neck at the front!

The pattern seems a bit bare when talking about the arms, does anyone have any experience with making this and have any ideas/advice on the arms?

Bonus pic:

    • @[email protected]English
      4•10 months ago

      I have a question about the yarn bowl. Does the yarn need to be rewound in order to properly use the bowl?

      • TheFlopsterEnglish
        4•10 months ago

        Not OP, but the answer is, it depends. If you’re using a proper (read: slightly more expensive and probably non-acrylic) yarn skein hank, then yes, it needs to be wound into a ball first, then put into the bowl. The bowl keeps your ball from rolling around everywhere.

        If you’re using a cheaper type of center pull skein (no judgment!) then no, not really. But if you’re using a center pull skein, then you don’t really need the bowl. Your yarn won’t roll.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•10 months ago

          I’ve always seen them as sorta marketed for helping control tension. Are they useful for that, or just to keep the yarn in place?

          • TheFlopsterEnglish
            4•10 months ago

            Oh, I’m not sure. I’ve never noticed that the bowl made a difference in my tension, but I can’t afford the fancy yarn very often, so I rarely use one.

      • @[email protected]OPEnglish
        3•10 months ago

        I’ve not rewound this yarn, I’m just taking the label off and getting the end. I use the bowl to have something to put the yarn in basically and because I think it looks nice. I’m terrible for buying hobby bits because they look nice, I have so many pins and stitch markers and things.

        Like another person said though, if it was one of the fancy yarns that comes in a hank (I think they’re called) I’d need to wind it first so it was a ball before being able to use it.

        • TheFlopsterEnglish
          2•10 months ago

          You’re right, I meant hank in my first paragraph. Fixed!

        • @[email protected]English
          1•10 months ago

          Is it a really large yarn bowl then? I’ve tried using a yarn bowl and I find my yarn doesn’t spin properly and just pops out or gets stuck :/

          • @[email protected]OPEnglish
            3•10 months ago

            I mean it does still jump out sometimes, depends how hard I pull!

            Just measured it and it’s 7 inches across/diameter so fairly large yes