Wool on Sundays – 61 (The Yellow Cardigan)

22Mar
by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Welcome to Wool on Sundays 61 and many apologies for missing the Wool on Sundays post last week :)

I do, at last have a tada! (apart from buttons).
This is the first time I’ve knitted a textured yoke and I’m very pleased with how it has turned out. I was hoping to show what this looks like on but, since I was the only available photographer,  it was such a challenge I ended up having to take it outside.

 

 

This was inspired by a cardigan at Well Done for You. I used Garn Studio Pattern and I used 2 strands of Cascade Heritage in Butter. I couldn’t get the correct tension with my yarn (Note to self – in future only use Garn Studio patterns with Drops yarn!) so I upsized my needles and knitted a larger size of the pattern. I made several variations:
1. I used a 2×2 rib instead of the moss stitch edging.
2. I made the sleeves properly long because I roll my sleeves up all the time, as you can tell by the wrinkles in the photo, but I just like having them properly long :)
3. In the lace pattern, I worked an extra two rows (through inattention) and decided not to frog.
4. There are two rows with stitches I didn’t have in the key I printed (later I found they were at the top of the next page and I’d stapled over them) so I skipped them to adjust for the extra two rows I’d already done.
5. The pattern at the top of the yoke was impossible as it required decreases without any corresponding increases yet, apparently, maintained the same number of stitches for several rows. By this time, I was also worried about running out of wool so I just made it up as I went along and had to sew it up with a different yarn when the yellow ran out.
 
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Janine @ Rainbow Hare

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15 thoughts on “Wool on Sundays – 61 (The Yellow Cardigan)”

  6. Kim

    Well done you!! Your yellow cardigan is gorgeous….all ready for Springtime. I love the textured yoke and how clever to knit up that tricky pattern with your improvs. I love it!!

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  7. Sandra :)

    Your *design decisions* :) only add to the beauty of that sweater – it's just so soft and cuddly looking – wearing it would be like being wrapped in a buttery hug (but with less calories and saturated fat, haha) – I think it's absolutely lovely :)

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  14. Marti

    Hey…. quick question. I'm starting the yoke on that same sweater. Yours looks great, so help me out with the second row, if you don't mind?

    Row two says “(S1, PSSO, K1) 2x,” then it has a symbol for “1YO between 2 stitches.” Say what? So I see four stitches there. Does that mean 2 or 3 YO's?

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