My very first cardigan with button bands and sewn on buttons and adult sizing!
I finished the Tangled Yoke on Saturday, February 16, about 1.5 months after restarting it. I went with the 34" bust for a little bit of negative sizing, which makes it less of a layering piece. I am completely thrilled. It took me a few tries to pick up the proper number of stitches for the button bands and my button placement was 100% perfect, but for a first adult sweater this is still pretty sweet!
Project Specs:
Pattern: Tangled Yoke by Eunny Jang (Interweave Knits)
Yarn: Silky Wool, 6 skeins
Size: 34"
Button detail
I didn't really change anything about this. To get row gauge, my perrenial downfall, I knit this with both US 3 and 4 needles. The cabled band wasn't hard, though I definitely made my fair share of mistakes with it. This would have been a good spot to add a stitch marker for the initial 4 stitches that are always worked plain. Part of me feels like the button bands were the hardest thing I've ever done, though I've done intarsia so that's not really true. Finishing an adult size, non-sock garment though is a great feeling. I have plenty of smaller projects that I've gotten done, so I know I can do a range of things now and not just need to concentrate on the little stuff.
Of course, about two days after I finished this sweater I finally took that size 4 needle and started the lacy dress (no pictures of that because 2 rows of lace looks like nothing but fuzz).
It was an amazingly productive weekend. Tons of knitting done, some reading, and some video games for a great change from the crazy week in Valentine's retail.
