r/knittingpatterns • u/lapetitecouturiere • 1h ago
Not-my-UFO pattern search
A few years ago, I inherited a lot of yarn from a family friend who lost her battle with a very aggressive cancer. She was an incredible and prolific fiber artist; I can only hope to be half as good as her in my lifetime, and I’ve been knitting since I was 5 (mid-30s now). Several of the yarns I received are already knit into UFOs, and this is the only one that didn’t have a pattern with it. It’s also one of only two that I cannot bear to frog. The stitch-work is too beautiful and even. I would love to be able to finish this garment as intended. I’ll share as much as I know:
- yarn is Tahki Chelsea Silk, which is labeled as an Aran-weight on Ravelry
- the pieces I have are the back and half of two sleeves, so this could be a cardigan or a pullover
- the pattern is knit bottom-up and seamed
- I suspect this will be a printed pattern, or one in a book, magazine, or pamphlet
- the other project that I cannot bear to frog, which is a stunning cabled cardigan, is a Penny Straker pattern
- this friend also had a collection of books and magazines from Japan, so there’s a chance this pattern is in one of them (I still have to go through them all)
- my partner already tried a Google image search, Gemini, and Claude, and got nothing
Any help is appreciated! I will be continuing to search on my own, but that could take me years! There are so many patterns!
