April 11, 2016

After few years of saying that I must knit myself a basic black cardigan and never finding time to make one, I am finally knitting one :)
While the cardi is very simple, I did not particularly wanted to knit it in st. st. However, because black is so hard on my eyes, I had to keep the stitch pattern simple. I liked the very 1st one I made up on the fly while knitting a sample. Very very simple, but gives a nice texture I wanted, easy to fit into any decreases/increases and most importantly super easy to knit in black.
The construction is the same as in my Honey Ale cardi, seamless, top-down and with set-in seamless sleeves. The fronts will be more drapey than in Honey Ale and the cardi will be longer. That is my personal most favorite cardigan shape for everyday cardigans.

May 4, 2016

Blocking :-)

I love how this cardi turned out. It was a very fast knit too. I had to put the cardi aside for a week to knit a shawl, so it would of been done even faster. I definitely see one in a different color in the future :-)
I really wanted to try tubular BO in this project, but I just do not see that well sts in black yarn, so decided not to strain my eyes and just try it in the lighter color project another time.