Last year when it seemed like all of instagram was knitting up sweaters from Good Night Day, I too decided to give it a go. I had started and given up on a few other knitting projects, but fell hard for the chunky turtleneck and cropped length of the Moosonee sweater so I thought I would give it a try.
After a lot of indecision I finally landed on the merino wool Chill yarn from Sugar Bush Yarns in the color Wintery Wine. I have to admit that this took me an entire year to knit. No because it should have. It's a quite an easy knit and the chunky yarn knits up really fast, but I just had a hard time sticking to it. I am still very much a beginner knitter so every time I sat down to knit I had to really concentrate.
The final result is far from perfect, but I am pretty pleased with myself nonetheless. I knitted a whole sweater! Which for me is huge. I can look past the mistakes. And the good thing about it taking a whole year is I finished it just in time for the weather to turn cold again.
I would definitely recommend this pattern for the beginner who is ready to take on their first sweater. For me, it's been good to remember what it feels like to be a beginner at a new craft. This took a lot patience and some serious determination but the end result makes me want to start a new project right away.
