I'm beginning to suspect that my love/hate relationship to knitting is quite deep-seated (see my confession in Knitted rug). I finished this cardigan some time ago, and made a mental note that I needed to get some pictures of it before I could write my post. Usually I would start writing, and keep the post as a draft until I got everything together for publishing. At the very least, I would write a title and keep it in the drafts file as a reminder (I've currently got about ten of these!)But no! Nothing! Today I realised that I hadn't even saved a title, let alone a draft, let alone published!! And actually, I enjoyed making it. And also, I've worn it loads and received lots of compliments. And I even bought a new camera last month and this was one of the first projects I took pictures of. And I still forgot to write the post!!
So, long overdue, and with more pride than I seem prepared to admit to myself, here is my stripey knitted cardigan.
I really enjoyed making it. Creating a random design of stripes and then following it for each piece appealed to me, and made the process seem much faster. The only downside was stitching in all those ends! I thought I was doing quite well by passing the yarns up the sides of the pieces until I was ready to use each colour again. But I still ended up with a lot of loose ends when I needed to shape the tops of sleeves, armholes and neck.
I have since learned that there is another technique of knitting the ends in as you go. Oh that would have been useful to know!I did use some odds and ends, but mostly I was using a selection of random but complete balls of yarn that I had bought. The buttons were from my stash - so those were the only true "stash-busting" elements of this project.
I enjoyed making it and I enjoy wearing it. Most of all, because of the range of colours, it goes with just about anything. Result!
Hx
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