Our knitting Guild has chosen to work as a group on Meredith Glover’s Circumnavigated Cardigan (CnC). Our Guild purchased the pattern for every one this year using a part of the dues. You can check out Meredith Glover’s patterns Here . During our most recent Guild meeting one of the members was explaining the construction methods and has us working on specific techniques by generating a mini one-arm sweater. I’m excited to work on it together since everyone will generate a unique one with his or her own yarn and styling.
It seems like a fun sweater with side pockets. They have an interesting creation method of knitting a longer bottom edge, which includes the pocket fronts on the sides. The pockets are then folded over and the sweater is then knit with normal sizing for the middle section. During our meeting we were also instructed about the “i-cord” edging. It adds a nice finish to the edge, but I found from my sample swatch that I need to knit the pocket edge very loosely or it bunches up.
Now, to my current concern . . . .
I can’t decide on a yarn to use yet.
I’ve been playing around with a variety of yarns thinking of different textures and yarn qualities that I might want in a sweater. On top of that I have a desire to use my stash.
Well, as you can see from my examples I have a variety of options to choose from. I really like the red tweed. I definitely want to make a sweater out of this but, after seeing the pattern and it’s alternative leaf edge lace option, I’m thinking, I would like to use this red tweed yarn with a bit of extra detail along the button edge. Since the lace edge pattern suggest that you have made one before altering the basic pattern, I think I might use some thick yarn to knit one fast. If I do this I can work out the construction details then use the red tweed with a flourish.
It just so happens I went to JoAnn Fabrics looking with my daughter for Halloween costume suggestions. While we were there I couldn’t just walk past the yarn section with out seeing the pretty colors, now could I? I just so happened to find some really chunky yarn for .97 cents a skein. See, it actually knits up “Fun”. So I think this will be my yarn for the CnC.
