I’m not yet sure if I’m going to knit a kimono style cardigan or a sweater. We’ll see…
It will be a cardigan.

I’ve knitted 2 lace bands for the shoulder, then picked up stitches along their borders, and cast on stitches between them for the back.

12 cm of the back knitted…
17.5 cm of the back…
21 cm of the back, 3 cm of the first half-front…
34.5 cm of the back, 21 cm of the first half-front…
42 cm of the back…
The back is done, the second half-front begun…
One of the half-front is done, the second continue…
Second half-front is done.
The 2 under arm bands are knitted and I begun the bottom band.
Bottom band knitted…
Lateral bands knitted, collar band nearly finished, just the 3 needles bind off need to be done.
Collar band finished, first sleeve begun…
8 repeats of the lace pattern on the first sleeve…
First sleeve done, 12 repeats of the lace pattern, then 5 rows without lace, one purl row, 5 knit rows. Ended in 3 needles bind off.
Second sleeve, 5 repeats of the lace pattern done…
11.75 repeats of the lace…
Finished at last !