lush & lacy
finished: may 20, 2008
pattern: #70 Lush and Lacy Cardigan by SweaterBabe
yarn: Ella Rae Classic Solids & Marls, 4 skeins in blue
2/17: finished the back. a little over one skein used.
2/18: finished sleeve #1.
2/19: finished sleeve #2. started on skein #3. blocked finished pieces, and they’re all coming out a bit big ;Z but we’ll see how it seams up.
2/21: finished and blocked front pieces.
2/22: all seaming finished, except for one sleeve.
2/23: picked up left front stitches
2/24: finished left front & bound off.
2/25: picked up right front stitches, finished & bound off. picked up neckband stitches. phew, almost there.
2/26: finished neckband. used moss stitch instead of garter stitch like another ravelry user, and went down a needle size too. now for weaving in the ends, some button work, and a good final blocking.
5/9: finally got some buttons on, and crocheted the button loops. next, final pics..!
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i liked knitting this a lot but the final result… meh. i think i need to block it again, a bit severly, because i found it still puckered here and there. also wasn’t crazy about the yarn. and the color is just too prissy with this design too.
{ last updated May 20, 2008 }