I'm so happy to finally be able to show you my Coraline cardigan, which I have been working on for a good while now, and which waited for a long time in my shelf before I got the right buttons for it (and actually sewed them on!). But here it is now - and I love it!
The pattern is Coraline by Ysolda. I did make quite a lot of modifications, read on for more.
I used Novita Julia, a Finnish wool/acrylic blend which is pretty much my "workhorse" yarn. I've previously used it for my Xylem sweater and a lot of mittens. My needle was a 3,5 mm Knitpics circular (is circular needle plurar or singular, by the way? It sounds weird to say just needle, not needles)
Anyway, even though I used a dk yarn and the same strength needles that the pattern calls for, I knew that my gauge will be far from the suggested gauge. To compensate, I chose to knit the cardigan in size small, even though I would be at least a medium according to the size charts. As you can see, that worked out fine! The cardigan fits me wonderfully, with pretty much 0 or +1 inch ease.
Due to the change in gauge, I also had less rows than suggested - instead of 95 I knit 87 rows of stockinette between the hem turn and the yoke.
I also didn't like the sleeves in the pattern; they were just too poofy for me. So I started them wider than the pattern said with 54 stitches and increased 2 stitches every 8 rows until I had 68 stitches, and then knit 111 rounds straight. The result looks nice, I think!
The yoke I did exactly as the pattern said, with short rows and all. I addes buttons all the way down, as clothes that are only buttoned from above kind of give me the pregnant look! I also did button loops in crochet, not the thread loops Ysolda suggests.
All in all a very nice knit, and very lovely to wear too! It's now getting so warm though, most likely the Coraline will sit in my closet for a few months before I can really start using it, but that's perfectly OK for me.
How do you like it?
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Absolutely gorgeous, well
Absolutely gorgeous, well done! That's a lovely pattern, but I agree, I think the sleeves are much nicer the way you've knit them. The yoke detail is really pretty, and the colour suits you!
Great job!
It's so pretty. You've done a
It's so pretty. You've done a good job and I just love the color.
Thanks so much Sinéad and
Thanks so much Sinéad and Sara!
Very cute, it looks great on
Very cute, it looks great on you!
Thank you!
Thank you!