{"id":15074,"date":"2015-08-06T13:06:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T11:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=15074"},"modified":"2017-03-21T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T06:40:14","slug":"bluesand-stone-washed-cardigan-wip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/15074","title":{"rendered":"BlueSand Stone Washed Cardigan (WIP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is what I’ve been\u00a0working on using my\u00a0recent yarn delivery<\/a>, a BlueSand Cardigan! You can find the details on the yarn and pattern at the end of this post, but here is what the cardigan looks like finished:<\/p>\n

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It’s a project\u00a0that I have had saved for about a year and have been waiting to have the time to work on it. \u00a0I saw some examples in different variations of light and dark grey, mustard yellow, greens and black and I really liked them all. \u00a0When I put these colors together in this yarn I knew I had a winner. I was really eager to cast it on and see what it was going to look like. Then, of course, knitted like mad trying to get to the color changes, because you don’t really know if it works until you see it start to come together. \u00a0Looks like it’s working out quite well! \u00a0I’m loving it so much!<\/p>\n

Oh, by the way, please excuse the lines in the cardigan. \u00a0I’m obsessive when it comes to lifelines<\/a>! \u00a0You would think that with all of the projects I’ve started and torn apart due to mistakes, I’d learn to just put them in every 10 or 20 rows as a habit, but nope! \u00a0Apparently I must learn the hard way.<\/p>\n

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There are two different yokes that you can knit for this pattern. \u00a0You can do a raglan construction or a combination yoke which uses a number of different methods together for a different effect. \u00a0Being me, I decided to go for the combination yoke to challenge myself, and I definitely succeeded. Succeeded in challenging myself, I mean… again, and again, and again… and well, you get the idea.<\/p>\n

First, let me say that it was no fault of the pattern or designer that lead to me ripping this out three times before getting it right. \u00a0The pattern is quite clear, well written and includes charts as well as written instructions to make sure everyone is able to follow. \u00a0The stitches aren’t difficult either and really only include knit, purl, M1L and M1R, all of which you likely already know or can easily find tutorials for online<\/a>\u00a0(you’re welcome!).<\/p>\n

Where I ran into trouble was keeping it all straight. There is a lot of “at the same time” and when I followed the written instructions there were a number of combinations using the M1R and M1L in different places, depending on what row you were on or where you were in the row\u00a0(neck shaping, shoulder shaping, etc). \u00a0I went a little wobbly eyed and I think what happened was that I looked at the wrong row at times and did them in the wrong place, or the wrong order, so when I got to the point to separate the sleeves, my count was way off.<\/p>\n

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Each time I had a choice to either continue trying to get the hang of the combination yoke or try the raglan construction in hopes that I could get it done quicker. \u00a0There was no choice really. \u00a0I’m stubborn and there is no way I could let it go without showing that yoke who’s boss, so each time I just tore it out and started again with another plan of attack.<\/p>\n

How did I straighten myself out in the end? \u00a0Well, lifelines, highlighting, marking stitches, keeping counts and making sure that every time I looked at the page I followed the right line.<\/p>\n

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As much as I’d love to be all “Oh this was such a breeze! I could do this with my eyes closed!” and have everyone look at me with mouths hanging open in awe of my mad knitting skills… this is the reality! \u00a0I can knit many things and I’m pretty sure I can suss out any pattern, but that’s only after making them Tammy friendly. \u00a0I think many crafters have this, the need to take a pattern and scribble or rewrite it into their own knitting language. \u00a0They do, right? \u00a0Of course they do, it can’t just be me.<\/p>\n

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In the end I did a little victory dance when I got to the section where I separate the sleeves and start working on the body. \u00a0This was a glorious moment because it meant I’d managed to do the yoke but also because it meant I could finally get the grey color in there as well. It was just as wonderful as I’d imagined… but, now was the big question.<\/p>\n

WOULD IT FIT?!!<\/i><\/p>\n

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Whew, yes… seems so. \u00a0I made the photo black and white because I was wearing an obnoxious pink shirt and it did nothing for the cardigan… but you can see that at this point it is going just the way I planned. \u00a0It almost meets across the front of my chest, which means it should be good once the trim along the neckline is added. \u00a0My only concern going forward is the same with any garment when it comes to this ridiculous bod of mine… getting it to fit around my behind. \u00a0The instructions say that if you fall in between sizes (which I do) to go for the smaller size as it has a lot of give, but with me being so pear shaped, I worried that it wouldn’t be enough for my bum. \u00a0In the end I decided having it come out too big would be far less frustrating and depressing than having it too small, so I went for the larger size instead.<\/p>\n

It’s a lot of knitting, a few hundred stitches for each row and currently growing as I’m currently in the middle of the body increases… but I figure by the time I am back with another update I should have a better idea of how it’s going to work out with the whole butt \/ hips situation. \u00a0Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Interested in making one for yourself? Here are the details for the pattern and yarn:<\/p>\n

<\/i>\n\t\t\tYarn used<\/strong>: Scheepjes Stone Washed<\/a> (803 Black Onyx, 802 Smokey Quartz, 812 Lemon Quartz)
\nPattern<\/strong>: BlueSand Cardigan (Ravelry<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0La Maison Rililie<\/a>)
\nNeedle Size<\/strong>: 4mm
\nSize:\u00a0<\/strong>(based on my own measurements) Large<\/p>\n

If you are looking for the same yarn, it can be found in The Netherlands and Belgium from these sellers<\/a>\u00a0or worldwide via WoolWarehouse<\/a>* and\u00a0Deramores.com<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

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