Did you know that you pronounce "chic" as "sheek"? It's true - I looked it up on dictionary.com. For some reason with all of my "education" that information never reached me. I guess that tells you a little something about how important being chic is to me! Nevertheless, I am quite pleased with my "chick" (as I was pronouncing it) little cardigan.
This was a pattern that my friend from knitting group found at Patternfish. She is my ultimate source for the best and most up to date knitting info. For example, have you checked out Twist Collective yet? Goes online Aug 1. Very exciting stuff! And what about Planet Purl? A friend like her can get you in trouble - that much is for sure.
So, she found this pattern and convinced me to do a KAL with her -- just the two of us. Mind you, this woman churns out at least one sweater per WEEK. She is the most prolific knitter that I know. Also, keep in mind that I am fairly competitive (and so is she). Therefore, this sweater came together very quickly. I CO the Wednesday before fourth of July and finished up last week.
Pattern: Chic Lace Cardigan by Lanaknits Designs (Ravelink)(Patternfish link)
Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca - 5 skeins in Chianti
Needles: US Size 7 and US Size 5 dpn (for the front and neck edges)
Notes: This pattern was fantastic! We had our doubts in the beginning. My friend didn't like the lace pattern so she modified it to something similar (see her version here) but mainly we were skeptical about the front and neck on smaller needles. This sweater has very interesting construction. You start at the bottom with the larger needles for the body stitches and then you have two smaller dpns holding the edge stitches. It eliminates have to pick up the button band at the end, because you're knitting it at the same time as the sweater. It's very clean and convenient.
I also love the construction of working the two sleeves in the round and joining them at the armpit with a yoked top. Neither of us had ever seen this construction with a V-neck cardigan before. It fits perfectly in the shoulders. I'm very pleased. So pleased that I wore it to knitting last night in the middle of summer humidity and nastiness!
I have two projects actively on the needles right now Baby Lady E (ravelink) and Alpaca Baby Shawl (ravelink):
They're coming along pretty quickly, but I'm going to have to put them down where they are starting next Friday. I have signed up to compete in Ravelympics and I will be attempting not one but two knits! We'll see how that goes....
31 July 2008
FO: Chic Lace Cardigan
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7 comments:
So I was looking at the site where the baby blanket is located and realized that this was the other site I wanted to tell you about. There are some great sweaters/jackets for toddlers--some of which are free!
Competitive? Me??? I am shocked.
Really great sweaters - both versions.
That is a great sweater -- I will definitely have to put it on my "to knit" list. And I love the color you chose!
Ooooh, very pretty... and thanks for all the links - more exciting reading/plotting material :)
this looks wonderful - i love this pattern! Love the color you chose, too.
Hmm, ravelympics. I have thought about it, but will be on vacation for 1/2 of it. Not sure if I want to stress over knitting during then....would be fun if I were home vegging every night.
Wow love the sweater:)Hugs Darcy
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