Blocking and Buttons
Finished! Finished! Finished! I crocheted the button band on Mom's cardigan last night. Now, I'll give it a cold water wash and light tumble dry (it is 100% virgin acrylic yarn), add some simple buttons on the yoke portion and that's it. I'll see Mom on Sunday and have her model it for photos.
This was a fun cardigan to knit. I used a garter and slip-stitch pattern for the lower body of the sweater to give it a swing-coat look.
Pattern: Of course, it's another top-down, adapted from one of the patterns in "Top Down Sweaters: Knit to Fit from Top to Bottom" by Doreen L. Marquart.
Size: Women's Medium
Yarn: Red Heart Super Save, Acrylic, Color: Cafe. Almost 3 skeins
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace Circs, size 10 (yoke and sleeves); size 10-1/2 Addi Turbo Circs (body); Addi Turbo Lace Circs, size 6 (sleeve ribbing).
Yarn: Red Heart Super Save, Acrylic, Color: Cafe. Almost 3 skeins
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace Circs, size 10 (yoke and sleeves); size 10-1/2 Addi Turbo Circs (body); Addi Turbo Lace Circs, size 6 (sleeve ribbing).
Crochet Hook: Size "H", button band.
I think Mom will get a lot of use out of this easy-care sweater.
Labels: yarny stuff
posted by Ellen Bloom @ 12:34 PM
7 Comments:
"100% virgin acrylic"
I love you.
And I love that sweater. Proof positive that you can make any yarn look SMASHING.
Oh Monkeygurrrrrl! Thanks for the compliments. Can you believe it? $9 later and we've got sweater!
Your Mom is going to love this sweater/jacket Ellen. Nice design.
Judy
Bakersfield
It looks great! But then your projects always do look great.
That is just amazing.
It looks great! I love the design. I'm sure your Mum will love it.
That's awesome!!
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