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Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,
I have some quick news first and then we’ll chat about the scrumptious new cardigan.
I am going to Vogue Knitting Live in a little over 2 weeks from today. It is being held in Los Angeles. I am teaching four workshops, two on Friday, Sept. 23rd and two on Saturday, Sept. 24th. There are still a few spots left so if you are interested in joining me I would love it. We are making the mouse from Spud & Chloë at the Farm. I will be holding small group toy knitting technique demonstrations throughout the class. I will also be loaded up with my usual gifts from Spud & Chloë and/or Blue Sky Alpacas for all of my students. I usually throw in a raffle prize or two as well. We will have a terrific time and I am really looking forward to it.
Okay, now I can’t wait to tell you about this new fall cardigan I just whipped up out of Spud & Chloë Outer in the Carbon (#7203) colorway. It is the squishiest, yummiest cardigan I have made to date. I L.O.V.E. it. It makes you want to dive in and stay. I literally have not taken it off since I finished.
Would you like to make one, too?
I hope so because this will be my first fall knitalong project for you! I may even whip up another one in a different colorway I like it so much. That way I’ll be knitting again right along with you.
The fun thing about this project is that I made a few very simple and minor changes to THIS PATTERN. That’s right, this is literally the exact same pullover turned into a cardigan. The pattern is available in your local yarn shops or online for download in our very own pattern store. Click here to see more about the pattern or to purchase the pattern.
Basically all I did was not join to work in the round, I kept knitting on with the sleeves to make them long, and I added button bands to the front. That’s it! This is the perfect starter pattern for either a pullover or cardigan. It literally could not be any clearer or simpler. It is a top-down raglan design that any knitter will enjoy making. Plus, with the super-bulky yarn and big needles, you will not believe how fast you can work this up. It flies off the needles.
My Polly Cardigan has not been blocked yet so I still need to do that. (Remember I haven’t taken it off yet so I haven’t been able to block it.)
I knit at 2.5 stitches per inch, as called for in the pattern, and worked on US size 11 needles.
I wanted a fitted cardigan so I made the size small to compensate for the additional inches added by the button bands. I used 9 hanks of Outer with quite a bit left over on the 9th ball at the end. If you are making a long sleeve cardigan like mine you will need more hanks of Outer than the pattern calls for. I used 3 additional hanks for the size small.
I will start the knitalong at the end of September (in a couple of weeks) so if you’d like to join in please start gathering your materials or if you have any questions ahead of time, please let me know. You could do a short sleeve version like in the pattern (which would take less yardage), a pullover like in the pattern (short or long sleeve), or I will share all of my modifications in detail to make this simple pattern into a cardigan just right for you.
One more thing, I am looking at another knitalong for a round yoke cardigan from the bottom up in Sweater for a little later into the fall/winter season! I have just started doing some research on how I want to go about this. Nothing is set in stone I just want to give you a hint at what’s to come! Give me your thoughts.
Have a great Wednesday, Knitters, and I’ll be back soon with more….