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The biggest knitting accomplishment of the past month would definitely be finishing my Beulah Cardigan. It's been a while since I've done a skinny-yarn sweater, and this one was actually pretty quick to knit (relatively speaking). What always takes me the longest is getting enough chutzpah to seam and sew on the buttons. In this particular scenario, those final details took several weeks for me to complete. Unfortunately, that's quite standard for me.
The pattern is Mercedes Tarasovitch-Clark's Beulah Cardigan from the Spring 2012 Knitscene. I think this is the first sweater I've made in a long time that fits absolutely perfectly! The pattern calls for Kitchen Sink Dyeworks Seacell Merino, which is (regrettably) discontinued, so I subbed in The Wool Dispensary Deadly Stimulant in Tightrope, which I bought from Doodlebug Yarn. My gauge swatch ended up being a little smaller than specified, but I didn't want to go up a needle size - #6 needles are probably the largest size I'd dare to use for a fingering-weight sweater. So I did a little math and determined that if I used the numbers for the next size up, everything should work out fine.
This is usually where I run into trouble, but surprisingly my math held true and I have a gorgeous sweater that fits me just the way I like! As you can see, I skipped the embroidery detail - though it's a nice touch, I am crap at embroidery and thought it best to use some fancy buttons instead. I've been staring at this set of buttons since last November (they were part of a birthday gift from my boss), trying to decide what sweater pattern I should use them for. They proved a little tough to photograph, but I love the way they're slightly mismatched yet still manage to look like they're related - plus the green and yellow colors contrast perfectly with the purple-y black yarn. I don't think it could be a more perfect match!
What a beautiful sweater! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am going to be wearing it non-stop!
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