I recently finished my version of Andrea Mowry’s Comfort Fade Cardigan. Am I the last knitter to make something she designed? I may be.
My cardigan is not faded. I fell in love with a beautiful yarn from Biscotte called DK Pure. It’s 90% merino and 10% silk in the color way Fleur de Cerisier. (Click to open their photo which is what seduced me in the first place.) Fleur de Cerisier means cherry blossom. I miss my beautiful DC cherry trees so I loved the name. Knitted up, the fabric reminds me of melted strawberry ice cream — another of my loves.
I didn’t make too many changes to the sweater — just a few modifications to the numbers to create a custom size. This poor cardigan was put in hibernation I don’t know how many times, though. I can’t even remember when I started it! When I ran across it a week or two ago I realized I had last put it down with only about six inches left on the second sleeve. Crazy. I rescued it and finished it off. Loki had helped in the meantime by eating the page with my pattern notes. Bad dog!!!
I’m very happy with how the sweater turned out despite all of my self created delays. It would have made a beautiful summer cardigan if I’d gotten my act together, but now it will have to cheer me up through the long coming winter. Not great photos, but I am having foot surgery tomorrow and am too frantically busy getting organized to take better ones. Wish me luck! (And right now I’m craving some strawberry ice cream!)
I had the same craving for strawberry ice cream when knitting my Big Love cardigan in Le Gros Lambswool Light Pink. It has those darker speckles, too. Your sweater is fabulous!!
Comment by lv2knit — November 10, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Gorgeous version of that cardi! I’ve got it in my queue, but I haven’t knitted it up yet. I love the fade look, but reverse stockinette drives me nuts! I always feel like the garment is inside out. So, when I get around to making this pattern, I’ll have to turn it inside out to wear!
Comment by Samina — November 10, 2020 @ 8:18 pm
I love it! And now, you have put the idea in my head to knit one without fading it. I have had the pattern forever, just had blinders on that it could only be knit by fading it. Duh on me!
Good luck tomorrow! I’ve done the foot surgery thing a few years back. Knit your way through recovery!
Comment by Penny — November 10, 2020 @ 11:22 pm
Beautiful. Impeccable workmanship as always, something I am still working on.. Loki seems to have been inspired by your color in the same way. Maybe next time – to save your notes – you should use a shade called Porcupine. (Now watch, someone will go out and do the research and actually find such a thing.) Chloe
Comment by Chloe — November 11, 2020 @ 8:23 am
Oh, yum!
Comment by Gretchen (aka stashdragon) — November 11, 2020 @ 11:53 am
This is stunning – so much prettier than the pattern original. Beautiful work and finishing.
Comment by PT — November 11, 2020 @ 3:03 pm
Golly – that’s gorgeous! I hope your surgery went well and that you’re recovery will be swift and total.
Comment by Mike Smith — November 11, 2020 @ 9:15 pm
I thought we were arm wrestling yarn at BeWoolen DK for this sweater? I haven’t started mine.
Comment by Christine — November 13, 2020 @ 7:33 pm
Beautiful sweater. Sweet dog.
Comment by Laura — November 29, 2020 @ 7:34 am