Monday, February 6

Now we do the dance of joy.





Look! Its a sweater! Sewn together, buttons, and all. I am really happy with it. The set-in sleeves were a lot easier to sew in than I was expecting. Maybe I just got lucky, but I got them to look good on the first try. I made the sleeves a few inches longer than the pattern stated to accommodate for the fact that sleeves are nearly always too short for me. Not surprisingly they ended up a little too long. (Need to remember that a tape measure can be my friend...)





project specs:
Pattern from Hip to Knit, by Judith L. Swartz
Yarn from Beads and Beyond (map) in Cedar Rapids, IA -
Manos del Uruguay, color #100, 5.5 skeins (the pattern called for 7)

I think this is a great simple cardigan pattern. I can see possibilities to use it again in the future, and add some stitch detail or colorwork. Perhaps a border from Knitting on the Edge? (I don't actually own this book yet - but its high on my list!)

3 comments:

Libby said...

Your cardigan is fabulous. It really looks great.

The A.D.D. Knitter said...

Looks beautiful, isn't finishing such a drag? Just seeing the pics of the sweater before you put it together gave me anxiety, but your end result is beautiful. Manos never disappoints!

The A.D.D. Knitter said...

Good luck with the Klaralund. I also am a fan of Opal, have you started your socks yet?