Before the failure of the sweater that shall not be named… I finished crocheting and knitting and piecing together my Granny Raglan Pullover.
It has been a very long time since I’ve knit a garment in pieces. There’s a much higher level of trust needed to get through knitting something in pieces for me now. Thank goodness I finished this before the Birkin incident.
I was sceptical of this ‘Free’ pattern by Lion Brand. Combining knit and crochet in one design, all the while using scraps of yarn of slightly different gauges, surely I was asking for trouble! After knitting the front and back pieces, I went ahead and knit the first sleeve and blocked the pieces as I went. It kind of looked like it was going to fit together, so then I knit the second sleeve as well.
The pieces were crocheted together from the wrong side, that was awesome and quick. Then finally I knit the neckband, and it was done!
I’m very happy with the result. I would make another one in a heartbeat, you should make one too. It’s a super fun pattern; it’s like wearing a snuggly granny square blanket all day and who doesn’t want that?
Sonia Knits 
Please send me a link to the pattern. I am currently knitting a blanket where you join the squares using a crochet slip stitch. Really nice join without any complications. How much of the main colour did you need. Looks like it is DK weight. Thanks for the recommendation.