Is it still a Rhinebeck Sweater?

Is a Rhinebeck sweater completed in March (5 months after Rhinebeck) still a Rhinebeck sweater?

This year, I fell in love with Andrea Mowry’s Framed sweater. It’s a beautiful design paying homage to traditional handcrafts. I drooled over the kits and colors chosen by both Spincycle Yarns and The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers. A project like this can be intimidating with extensive colorwork and high-quality yarn, so I spent a fair amount of time pining over the wool before making a purchase.

To be clear, I did not attend Rhinebeck, but that sweater still sang to me, so when people asked about Christmas wishes, the yarn for this sweater was at the top of the list!!! I started working on it in early January 2025 and finished by March 2, 2025. After blocking, I didn’t like the fabric of the sleeves—no fault of the designer! I should have checked my gauge for the sleeves instead of speedily knitting away to the finished sweater. I went up one needle size, thinking it might help prevent a tighter finished sleeve. I was wrong, especially about not checking my gauge early on in the first sleeve. I went on and finished BOTH sleeves AND blocked the sweater before realizing that I needed to frog the sleeves and knit them again if I wanted to love my finished sweater.

Now my Framed sweater is done. Just in time for the Florida warm-up… but it’s still a Rhinebeck sweater!

Framed Sweater by Andrea Mowry in Spincycle Yarns’ Dream State in Shades of Earth, The Spinster’s Daughter Worsted in York and Love Me Like You Used To. Finished sweater photo taken before final blocking of sleeves and weaving in tails.