Phew! My February knitting project was finished in the nick of time! Honestly now, I’m not sure I’m going to be able to keep up with my resolution of one knitting project per month this year, my hands might not be able to cope… but I’m still going to give it my best shot!
This is a little cardigan destined for Theo; I bought this pattern online; the Sirda Denim Cardigan. I made the second size and all yarns are scraps and leftovers from my still very large bag of scrap yarns. The buttons are coconut shell buttons, also from stash. I know, I know; sorry! the “stash” is becoming a tiresome mantra by now, but honestly I could keep working form my scraps and stash all year and may not still get through it!
I made this exactly to the pattern … except! (there’s always an exception, hehe) I knitted the body in one piece, as opposed to back, right front and left front; and then added in the sleeves and continued with the raglan seams in one piece; so essential it becomes a bottom-up, all-in-one knit. The only seams are the sleeve seams and under the arms. I felt rather clever about this. #undeservedSelfBackPat but have to admit that it made the underarms maybe a little looser than I would have liked, due to the natural stretching that occurs at this point when you join the body and two sleeves together to continue knitting above the underarms. If I was going to do this again, which I most probably will, I will re-work the needle arrangement so as to alleviate the pressure on the underarm, and post some pictures.
I’m so pleased with how the colours and stripes worked out!!
Here are some fun links though; the yellow mustard is leftovers from my mustard cowl, here...
the navy blue is leftovers from my ghost horses jumper, here. It’s slightly frustrating that the navy blue looks so black in this photo, but I promise it does look more blue in real life!
all other yarns are inherited from my mother. A few were also featured in my January project for Gilbert, namely the mustard, and the deeper brown used in the borders of this cardigan. Hehe, I know this all sounds rather pedantic to be documenting to this extent but it gives me joy to do so, so you know…
Oh! speaking of that, I finally have a picture of Gilbert wearing the baby jumper and beanie I made for his baby shower last year… how adorably cute is he?!!
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