We just posted a new tip in our Ravelry group forum. It is a tip on how to manage YOs when going from purl to knit. The ones that are way bigger than all the others!! Susan used the tip when knitting her Mulled Cider Cardigan (bad, bad picture 🙁 ).
May 20, 2021
May 3, 2021
From Susan — A Pagan at Heart
This has been in the works for a while! It just seemed to take forever to get to the finish line!
I took Pagan Sky, which is a pullover, and converted it to a cardigan. The conversion meant a lot of extra finishing: steeking, front bands, etc. I had planned on using buttons…even found some pretty good ones. However, after trying every buttonhole I could muster, I just did not like any of them! I knit swatches and the right front band dozens of times!! I threw in the towel and opted for snaps. My other issue was gauge. My gauge was much tighter, even though I used the identical yarn as the original (I loved hers!). I had to go up two sizes to get to my real finished size. I lengthened it several inches as well, adding a-line shaping. And of course had to lengthen the sleeves. All of this meant a lot more knitting!
I used grosgrain ribbon to reinforce the bands and provide a sturdy backdrop for the snaps.
The little dots are seed stitch in the gold color. The yarn is Rowan Moordale (70% Wool, 30% Alpaca; 251 yards/100 grams; colors Ash and Turmeric). I liked knitting with this yarn. The pictures don’t quite capture the gold: it’s really kind of a soft gold that is brighter in direct sunlight. It goes with nothing I own, so I am going to the yarn store today to buy yarn for an under ‘tank’!!
A suggestion for those who make this as a pullover: the beg of round is in the center back. I would mark the center back for reference for the short rows, but actually move the BOR to the left back shoulder (two repeats over). That way the “jog” would not be as noticeable. I obviously moved my BOR to the center front from the center back without any issues.
The amazing thing is that it fits pretty well! Yay!!
PS to Elaine: I did swatch the one-row buttonhole and all other combinations I could come up with. Part of the problem was sizing (small BHs looked better, but were too small for the button), or larger ones just looked too big and disrupted the band. Not a big fan of the tulip.
