Jofrog is Knitfrog!
September 9 2004
Finally, you've all been so patient, Mike came home and took this picture of my yellow cardi, and the computer gods finally let me post it. What do you think? I really love this cardigan, I've been wearing it every day! It's nice that it's finally cooling off. I'm all ready to wear my next cardigan, the Candide pattern, but I think that at the smaller gauge (6 st/inch) it might take a bit longer. I'm almost up to the armholes on the back. After a lot of debate, I decided to make it out of Silky Wool. I loved working with it on the Gyrid tank, and jumped at the chance to work with it again. Also, it comes in exactly the color that I'd envisioned this sweater being! What luck. I actually had some wool in my stash that would have worked perfectly, it was the right color, but I don't have enough of it! Doh! Oh well, the silky wool will be SO MUCH nicer anyways. The pattern says to knit the front panels straight (no button holes) then single crochet one row up the edge. Afte this is done, a grosgrain ribbon is sewed to the inside and button holes are machine stitched in. Any suggestions? I do have a buttonholer for my sewing machine, but I'm a much better knitter than I am a sewer, and I'm worried that I may not do the best job if I machine sew it. My thought is to do the six or so edge stitches in the same rib I did the bottom in and make button holes in it. Will the ribbing keep it from roling? I can do the crocheted edge if I have to. I just don't love the look. Is there a reason to pick up and knit this edge instead of knitting it on? If I knit it on the ribbing will match up with the bottom. The only problem may be the lace yoke. Please, any and all suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance! Talk to you tomorrow!I Just Can't Stop!
