Since my gauge was a little small last time I went up a hook size. But I forgot about blocking. (I steam blocked my red Mei-Mei, so it didn’t really affect the fit/size.) I got gauge before blocking but after wet blocking, the cardigan stretched out to 36”. I think that extra ease is what makes the back kind of wavy.

I worked the same number of body rows as directed in the Mei-Mei pattern but without the bolero shaping and with one round of bottom edging instead of three. As a result, my cardigan is 13” long instead of 13.5”.

I did one row of loose SC edging with a size K hook around the body working into the DCs only and skipping the ch-1 spaces because the edge was getting wavy.

I followed the Cinnabar edging directions for row 2 but only along the front bands and neckline. I used the ch-1 spaces of the Cinnabar edging as buttonholes.

I did two sleeve rounds for short sleeves instead of cap sleeves. I would have liked to work another round or two but I ran out of yarn

I used six 1/2” buttons from lotsofbuttons.com, spaced 2” apart.

Measurements:

• Bust: 36”
• Length: 13”
• Body Length: 5.5”
• Armhole Length: 7.5”
• Sleeve Length: 1.5”
• Upper Arm: 12”

Total Cost: $9.04

• Yarn: $6.40
• Buttons: $2.64