Celtic Cables class sweater
Finished
August 25, 2012
July 26, 2013

Celtic Cables class sweater

Project info
Portulaca Cardigan by Carol Feller
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
myself
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
Filatura Lanarota Wool Heathers
16 skeins = 1664.0 yards (1521.6 meters), 800 grams
729
145
Blue-green
Smiley's Yarns
Notes

Taking Carol Feller’s Craftsy class on Celtic Cables. This is the class project.

8/25/12 Made a swatch and washed it. Waiting for it to dry so I can check the gauge.

8/26/12 Gauge was too loose. New swatch made with a size 7. Waiting for it to dry now.

9/23/12 The ribbing is knit. I used pins to mark each cable section before I started knitting. The brackets and parentheses in the pattern are too similar. I kept missing the k2s that were between the smaller cables B & D.

1/27/13 Finally got both sleeves knit and joined them with the body. I am a bit concerned about the length of the sleeves. It is hard to know where to stop so they are long enough but not too long. Maybe when I get a bit more of the yoke knitted I can try it on and check them.

02-21-2017

This has become my favorite sweater of all time! I have worn it so much that I am afraid it will wear out. It is the first one I grab. Fortunately, the yarn is good quality and hasn’t shown any thin spots yet.

10-29-2020

Had to repair the left elbow with duplicate stitch.

10-14-2022
Repaired some thin patches on the elbows again.

03-06-2024

Repaired the left cuff edge and the back of the underarm to sleeve join where crucial stitches that had gotten very thin were holding a cable.

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Finished
August 25, 2012
July 26, 2013
 
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by Filatura Lanarota
Worsted
100% Wool
104 yards / 50 grams

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  • Originally queued: August 3, 2012
  • Project created: August 17, 2012
  • Finished: July 26, 2013
  • Updated: March 6, 2024
  • Progress updates: 19 updates