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Pattern: Old Penny Cardigan, from Vogue Knitting Fall 08 by Veronik Avery

Yarn: Valley Yarns Williamstown, 10 balls

Needles: US 5 and 3

Notes: For something started on impulse it’s turned out really well!  I added 1″ in duration to the body, and I opted not to add any kind of closure (the pattern calls for snaps, but I leave not endure a cardigan fully closed that way.)

There were rather a few errors in this pattern.  The fronts have several problems, which are celebrated on my Ravelry entry for this cardigan.  The instructions for pick up the stitches for the edging are also a little vague, and I’m not certain that the numbers add up, but I’m not certain enough to claim it an error.

I loved working with this yarn - it was tweedy but soft, and the acrylic content gives it a nice stretch.  It was too pretty prosperous to bed with, a big deal for a soft tweed (usually I feel I take to bed with an alternate yarn when knitting with tweeds.  The upper sleeves are a little roomy, at least in compare with the density of the lower sleeve, so I might revise this if making it again.  In fact, since it is a raglan, I might consider making the whole matter in one piece.

The pattern didn’t specify, but I used the larger needles for the edging.   The little ones would have pulled in too much.  In fact, I would incline to use the same needles for the whole thing - the sleeve ribbing doesn’t want to be that small.

I know the result of this pattern, and I’m sure I will endure this constantly during the winter (and I may demand a new, non purple, shawl pin to go with it!

Sarah Jane approves of this message (and the sweater)