Monday, October 31, 2016

Navy Twisted Grapes Cardi

I bought the yarn for this quite some time ago. 



I was intending to make a different cardigan but after reading the original pattern carefully, I decided that I really didn't like it at all.  I found this pattern on line and it proved to be reasonably straightforward until the sleeves. 

I couldn’t figure out the short row sleeve instructions so I switched to traditional seamed sleeves. Thank goodness that was an option!
More confusion at the end of the traditional instructions. My sleeve was going to measure way more than 6” from the first cast off row but then the armhole was way more than that too.  I took a deep breath and knitted as instructed.  As it turned out the sleeve fitted the armhole nicely.

Loved the top down construction starting with the back and then picking up the shoulders for the individual fronts

Pattern: Twisted Grapes Cardigan by Vera Sanon
Size: 102 Stitches
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Sport
Colour: 8393 Navy