What do I want this cardigan to look like? That probably matters, right? For me, the challenge is the construction, but in the end the sweater has to be something you want to put on, LOL.
This is the general idea.
Time to do some swatching. Quite frankly, not my favourite activity but I persevered for several mornings, trying out some different ideas.
I did sort out what I liked and didn’t like (more in the video below). Now this cardigan is going places. It’s so much fun to knit.
Here’s how it starts in my head (read this really, really fast because that’s how it sounds to me in my head): I should give the knitter an easier version, yes, I could do that, I’ll knit a chunky version, that will be faster, fast is good, it could have a garter stitch neckband, yes, that will work, that’s easier, and where am I going to add in the extra bust stitches that I and lots of knitters need (?), where can I put them … under the last set of double ridges (?), right that would work, I could add in more double ridges and then that would give the knitters some additional control over where that last double ridge lands, yes, ok, I’ll do that on this chunky weight version, that will look great.
And then I start because how long can one listen to all that chatter and not cast on?!
And I hate it.
I’m not enjoying the knitting. I don’t like the garter neckband. I don’t like the garter buttonbands. This looks really plain to me. I had a fancier cardigan in mind, something summery, with stitch pattern panels running vertically down the fronts. The garter stitch is not doing it for me.
On the positive side, I do like the yoke with more double ridges. And I tried adding extra stitches on the Fronts for extra bust width and that worked too. So I’ll be adding those options in the Mods Pages.
And now, don’t look, it’s getting ripped out.
The good new is there is progress on the yellow cardigan. It’s bright and cheerful and a pleasure to knit.
I do have some thoughts on where I want to go from here. Some sort of panel of vertical stitches running down from the double ridges.
Here is some chat about where I am on this cardigan.
Now that the fog has cleared, I’m on to deciding on a stitch pattern. Haul out the stitch dictionaries, here I come. Cheers, Deb
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