This sweater once was featured in the Volkskrant magazine, and my hubby immediately shouted; This is what I want! It took a while to find suitable yearn, it has to have body to not be too feminine, yet on the other itchy yarn; nonono. Finally last summer in Norway we found the lovely Rauma Tumi yarn, 50% wool, 50% alpaca, just perfect for the project.
first of course quite some work went into figuring out the stitch as well as figuring out how the switch from band to body was done. Quite opposite the normal way of knitting I ended up decreasing stitches from band to body to make the stitch -pattern work.
Also spend quite some effort on getting those fully fashioned details that I love so much. Eventually I love how the shoulder is looking. I decreased 3 stitches at the time in a sort of cable way. Looks fantastic, but I must say it's a little too narrow, so the sweater tends to pull backwards a bit.
By now I have also put on elbow patches (no pictures)
My hubby loves this cardigan so much, he's wearing it all the time. I think I'll have to make another one, just like this one when it's worn out.
Hi Hanne
ReplyDeleteyour cardigan is fantastic. Exactly what my husband wants. I hope you dontmind me askign: do you have any more pattern notes to share? It would be soo apreciated.
// Malin
Dear Malin, Thanks so much for your message, and sorry for taking so long to reply. Unfortunately I don't have any notes, really. I'm a lazy knitter I rarely take notes. I have been thinking about writing up the pattern though, at least now I know that there is one interested person out there :-) //Hanne
DeleteThere is one more interested! I would even like it better if you knitted it for me, at a price ofcourse! Please let me know. I am in Holland
ReplyDeleteThree interested people now. ;)
ReplyDeleteDear Hanne,
ReplyDeleteI am not certain if you created a pattern for this terrific sweater. But if you did I would be very interested in purchasing it. I also others would enjoy it also.
Best regards,
David (avid knitter)