Yippee!
I finally got photos taken for my Hudson Valley Cardi. It was pouring rain most of today, but the sun popped out a bit ago, so here you go!
Project Notes:
Project: Hudson Valley Cardi, pattern by Patty Lyons
Yarn: Rowan Cotton Cashmere, I used 11 skeins, or 1507 yards
Needles: 3.5 mm for the lace edging, 3.25 mm for the body
Started/Finished: 7/11/19-2/19/21
For: Me
Modifications: I added about 2 inches to the body length, since I’m tall.
Project/Yarn Rating: Definitely ***** for the pattern. Patty writes extremely clear, no-nonsense patterns. This is one of her video sweater class patterns, so has a ton of linked instructional videos included. The yarn is also *****. Being a cotton/cashmere blend, it doesn’t have a lot of spring, but knits up very nicely. It is a tiny bit splitty, and I ran into a few knots, but nothing I’d complain about. It’s a perfect weight for spring and summer. I had my doubts about the color, since it borders on “blah”, but I like it, and it will go with anything.
What I learned: Where to start? I learned to do cables without a cable needle. I learned how to do a sloped shoulder bind off to avoid that stair step look. The videos had a lot of great suggestions to improve seaming and sizing. This one really took my sweater knitting up a notch.
I predict that this one will get a lot of use!
And one more photo, since it isn’t every day you see a new sweater at Chez Knitting Doctor.
