New project - this time a cardigan.
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New project - this time a cardigan.
I bought the yarn this summer in Denmark as a souvenir with the vague idea to make a cardigan / jacket with stranded colorwork at the yoke. On a black and white picture the colors have enough contrast against each other, but the heathering eats finer details, so it's going to be a very simple zig-zag.
The yoke will be based on the percentag system from "Knitting in the old way" but top down
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New project - this time a cardigan.
I bought the yarn this summer in Denmark as a souvenir with the vague idea to make a cardigan / jacket with stranded colorwork at the yoke. On a black and white picture the colors have enough contrast against each other, but the heathering eats finer details, so it's going to be a very simple zig-zag.
The yoke will be based on the percentag system from "Knitting in the old way" but top down
Color transition completed - now I need another 20 rows until I can separate between sleeves and body.
I've crunched the numbers, so I'm a bit ahead of my knitting in that part.
I also bought a zipper yesterday. I think it's easier to adjust the length of the garment to the available zpper than the other way around.
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Color transition completed - now I need another 20 rows until I can separate between sleeves and body.
I've crunched the numbers, so I'm a bit ahead of my knitting in that part.
I also bought a zipper yesterday. I think it's easier to adjust the length of the garment to the available zpper than the other way around.
I've 3 balls of the grey yarn (and one pink). In this picture the first grey ball is getting close to used up. I'll continue until I'm done with it.
Next: finish the neckline (picking up sts and making a double layered 1x1 rib in pink - probably).
Then: sleeves and the final length will be the rest of the yarn.
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I've 3 balls of the grey yarn (and one pink). In this picture the first grey ball is getting close to used up. I'll continue until I'm done with it.
Next: finish the neckline (picking up sts and making a double layered 1x1 rib in pink - probably).
Then: sleeves and the final length will be the rest of the yarn.
I took the cardigan with me to a large knitting meet up (25 people or so).
I managed to make the second sleeve the same length as the first and I did end up with the same amount of decreases. But they are not always spaced as evenly on the second one as they were on the first one.
I should have learned my lesson by now: anything that requires counting is not fit for knitting group. Especially not for large groups
But it's fine, nobody will notice.
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I took the cardigan with me to a large knitting meet up (25 people or so).
I managed to make the second sleeve the same length as the first and I did end up with the same amount of decreases. But they are not always spaced as evenly on the second one as they were on the first one.
I should have learned my lesson by now: anything that requires counting is not fit for knitting group. Especially not for large groups
But it's fine, nobody will notice.
Sleeves done, second grey ball of yarn all used up. The front is now about 50 cm long.
I bought a 65 cm zipper - I might have been too cautious about the length I can reach with my available yarn ... But then I need to reserve a bit of yarn for bands along the front as well. And a pair of matching fingerless mitts might be a great addition.
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Sleeves done, second grey ball of yarn all used up. The front is now about 50 cm long.
I bought a 65 cm zipper - I might have been too cautious about the length I can reach with my available yarn ... But then I need to reserve a bit of yarn for bands along the front as well. And a pair of matching fingerless mitts might be a great addition.
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I love this color combo and design. Super cute.
