I wanted to make a new cardigan for Thing 2 as he is need of more winter wear and I found the perfect pattern b19-2 from Drops. (Rav link ) It’s a simple cardigan with a colourwork yoke.
We popped into town, where there are several wool-bearing shops in close proximity, and went to a lovely little shop called Net Garn. They carry several lines including the Drops wool, Kauni, Sandnes Garn, Lopi and more. In other words, lots of lovely woolly goodness. I didn’t see any colours the called to me in the recommended yarn so I picked out some lovely Sandnes Garn Smart, which is a superwash wool in a DK weight. I picked out a strong red for the main colour, and a green, orange and off-white for the colourwork portion.
After doing a gauge swatch, measuring Thing 2, and reading through the pattern, I’ve decided to use slightly smaller needles and knit the 12-18 month size, which should produce a 6-9 month finished garment. I also decided that it seemed silly to knit the ribbing then decrease the number of stitches to work the body, so I cast on the number of stitches required for the body for the ribbing section. I am also knitting this in the round. Although I don’t mind knitting stranded back and forth, I’d just much rather knit in the round. As a result, I decreased the 8 stitches required for the buttonband and I’ve added in a total of 6 stitches for the steek. I’d rather knit the buttonband on afterwards anyway so that I get the buttonhole placement right. I never seem to get it even when I knit the buttonbands at the same time as the body.
I’m really looking forward to working on this project. I’m even more excited to see him wearing it. He looks so good in red. :)