Sunday Cardigan
Finished
November 14, 2020
November 29, 2020

Sunday Cardigan

Project info
Sunday Cardigan by PetiteKnit
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Me
S
Needles & yarn
US 10 - 6.0 mm
7.0 mm
12 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette on larger needles
2,005 yards
Garnstudio DROPS Alaska
46 yards in stash
9.4 skeins = 719.6 yards (658.0 meters), 470 grams
3070
Fiordilana
October 26, 2020
Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk
0 yards in stash
2.8 skeins = 643.0 yards (588.0 meters), 70 grams
99309
Blue
Fiordilana
October 26, 2020
Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk
18 yards in stash
2.8 skeins = 643.0 yards (588.0 meters), 70 grams
43564
Gray
Fiordilana
October 26, 2020
Notes

Yarn: One strand of Alaska + 2 strands of kid Silk

Increases
I unraveled the first 2 rounds of increases and substituted the m1k as explained in the pattern with m1R because it left bigger holes.

Lenght:
I’m 160cm in height and I worked 34cm on the sleeves and 9cm on ribbed cuffs.

Buttonholes
I read notes in various project about the button band not holding up and needed to be reinforced but I don’t seem to have this problem. I just knitted applying lots of tension and trying to work on the tips of the needles and that worked for me.
One important thing to notice about this issue is that I used a base yarn (Drops Alaska) that has a very similar meters/grams ratio and torque to the yarn used in the original project.
I believe this is important to give structure to the button bands.

Collar:
I believe that sewing the neck instead of knitting it doubled (as seen in other PK patterns such as the Louisiana Sweater) gives it more structure and helps with the line and shape of the cardigan.

Button holes video:
https://youtu.be/y2x3Te7CnbI

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Finished
November 14, 2020
November 29, 2020
 
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Aran
100% Wool
77 yards / 50 grams

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Lace
75% Mohair, 25% Silk
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  • Originally queued: October 6, 2020
  • Project created: November 6, 2020
  • Finished: November 29, 2020
  • Updated: November 25, 2021
  • Progress updates: 8 updates