This cardigan pattern stole my heart at the LIBRARY of all places! I first saw this design on a trip to the library with my daughter, Nala. I saw so many other beautiful designs in this book by Kathleen Taylor. This pattern was really the one that made me actually buy the book! I have since returned the library version and now have my own version and it is wonderful! There’s a lot of patterns that I actually wanna make as gifts for loved ones but I started with my daughter first, of course.
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Let’s start at Episode 1! I’ll talk about what I have finished recently, some projects I’m working on right now and some yarns that I got myself for my birthday!
This is my first stranded colorwork garment! The cardigan that changed my whole perspective on fair isle garments in general! I joined this knit along (KAL) as a personal challenge for myself. It was the first garment I approached after having surgery on my thumb.
In this video, I talk all about the design and making it!
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08-01-2020: Three swatches later… US9 for main fabric, US7 for ribbing and US10 for sleeves maybe. Cast on using cable cast on 48 sts. I knit cuff for 37 rounds to get 6” cuffs to add a little length to the sleeve. Knit round one of color work chart.
08-03-2020: I knit up about a half of the sleeve! I’m happy with the process that I’ve made in 3 days! I’m hoping I can keep up the same pace because it’s been such a nice knit thus far!
08-06-2020: Finished the first sleeve. Measures 23” and ended on 5th row of repeat.
08-17-2020: Finished the second sleeve today! Ended on the 5 round again!
12-20-2020: Finally not feeling guilty to work on this project again. Also the tracking sheet makes me feel lots of anxiety. But I’m slowing down with it so that I can hopefully get it off my needles! I wanna wear it so badly 😔 starting with round 34 of this tracking sheet today.
Finished row 44. Ten rows. Not too shabby, Zaji. Not too shabby 👌🏾
12-23-2020: Main body is done! I’m starting on the collar now. So far the fit is good and I’m still probably not making the belt lol
12-24-2020: Did 55 rows of nonsense 🤦🏾♀️ Frogged everything back.
12-25-2020: Back on track with the short row shaping on the collar. I’m using two 30” circulars to comfortably knit this collar since I haven’t steeked yet.
12-26-2020: Finished the short rows. I’m doing the full collar now. Still using two circulars.
12-27-2020: I’m about 1/3 don’t binding off the collar in I-cord. I actually really like the I-cord bind off. It does take time but the finish it so nice 🥰 I’m ready to finish the collar and cut my steek! Maybe tomorrow!
12-28-2020: I’m finished! Steek cut! Steam blocked and darned all my ends lol I looooooooooove it! I believe my i-cord is probably tighter than it should be but meh😕 I’m not redoing it. I’ll just keep that in mind for Bryan’s spice cardigan. I LOVE IT 😻 OMG.
