I am a huge Ozetta fan and when she posted a sneak peek of this pattern back in 2023, I knew I’d make it. I even used the same yarn / colorway because it was just SO GOOD.
I started this sweater in February of last year, but didn’t work on it from April to December.
PATTERN: Clay Sweater by Ozetta
YARN: WoolDreamers La Rinconada (DK) purchased from Close Knit
SIZE: M
NEEDLES: US 7 needles for the body and US 5 needles for the rib
The body knitted up really fast, but then I took a break to work on a portable summer project. I finally picked it back up in December and finished the sleeves in about two weeks.
The sleeve decrease instructions confused me, so I just repeated the size M sleeve instructions 4.5 times, ending on row 8 and did a bunch of K2togs to get down to the correct number of stitches.
I love the “stripe” that runs up the sides and down the sleeves to hide the jog in the the purl rows. Ozetta always includes little details that just make her patterns so beautiful.
This yarn is absolutely great in sweater form, but my hands hated knitting with it. I think it’s minimally processed so it’s kinda sticky and gripped even my metal needles. This sweater is 100/10 and I’m going to wear it all the time.