Pool Ball Sweater Update 3 (feat. a teddy bear version!)

October 10, 2025

Pool Ball Sweater Update 3 (feat. a teddy bear version!)

This project’s really starting to come together! Between finishing the body, washing and blocking, planning out the graphics, and even knitting a tiny matching version for my teddy bear, it’s finally looking like the sweater I pictured in my head. Here’s everything that’s happened since last week:

Finished the body ribbing: I finished knitting the 2x2 body ribbing and bound off using Italian bind-off (I exaggerated last week—it only ended up taking about two hours). The length feels just right now that it's done.

Weaved in ends, washed, and blocked: With the body finished, I weaved in all my ends, gave the sweater a wash, and pinned it on the blocking mats to dry. It took almost two full days to dry, so in the meantime I...

Knit my teddy bear a matching sweater: (More on this in a bit).

Planned out the graphic placements: Once it was mostly dry, I started figuring out exactly where the pool balls should go. I made and colored paper cutouts to see how everything looked together, then traced circles with yarn (Truboo worked great for that) to hold the spots in place.

Started the graphics: With everything mapped out, I started duplicate stitching the pool balls onto the sweater. It's incredibly slow, but seeing it finally come together exactly as I pictured has me so excited.

Matching Teddy Bear Sweater

While I was waiting for my sweater to dry, I realized I had just enough green yarn left to make my teddy bear a tiny matching version. Once I planned out the graphics for my own sweater, I drew out the pool ball designs to the gauge of the little sweater, and placed them to match where they would be on mine. It was a great way to warm up with duplicate stitch before moving onto the real deal and to see how all the colors would look together. I thought this came out so cute it deserved its own section.