February 18, 2008

One Button Cardigan



My much modified version of the One Button Cardigan, by Mari Lynn Patrick, from Interweave Knits Summer 2005, sans button, resized with Sweater Wizard. I really like the short bolero shape that turned out. I found that I preferred the inside (wrong side) of the rib pattern so I did not fold it over to make the shawl collar. I used Classic Elite Lush. I loved the sweater when I was done. However, the yarn bloomed and fuzzed and the neat lace pattern became blurred. I would like to make this again in another yarn, but it's at the very end of my To-Do-Again list. I would add increases in the outer edge of the ribbing, or maybe a bind off with extra stitches incorporated to allow the curve of the fronts to lie flat.