In my last post, I shared a picture of some tweedy wool-silk blend yarn purchased recently. After studying the swatch I made, I thought that it looked like a vintage yarn. This led me to remember the giant Vogue Knitting retrospective book that I received from my daughter last year. Perhaps I can find a vintage type cardigan there.
I had been wanting to make a pattern from this book but could never settle on any of them. Either the pattern required a massive amount of expensive yarn or the design didn’t suit me and my lifestyle. But I now had 1500 yarns of a classic tweed – more than enough for Vogue Knitting. And after carefully studying several likely patterns I chose this one.
Forestry Cardigan appeared in Vogue’s Fall 2008 magazine – an edition that was dedicated to Canadian designers. What a happy bit of symmetry! Fall 2008 was the very season I was re-introduced to knitting. This pairing was meant to be.
I like the coin shaped cables and the shawl collar on this design. But I don’t quite agree with knitting instructions. Vogue has us knit the two fronts and the back separately, and then seam them together. I much prefer knitting front and back in one piece. Also reviewers of this pattern on Ravelry cautioned about errors.
Ravelry: #11 Forestry (Old Penny Cardigan) pattern by Veronik Avery
With a bit of trepidation, I started on a sleeve.
It’s going brilliantly. I love the quality of the fabric this yarn yields. But! I am ALREADY playing yarn chicken! Only 3/4 finished with one sleeve and my first skein is but a hollow version of its former plump self. I’m flummoxed. I am getting the gauge required by the pattern, and for the size I am making I should have over 200 yards of yarn more than needed.
At this time I’m willing to trust the pattern and carry on. After all, this is a long-haul project. With a gauge of 20 stitches by 28 rows, there are a LOT of stitches to go before the end is near. I expect it will be Autumn by the time I finish. And in the meanwhile, maybe I can source one more skein of yarn
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Yarn chicken is stressful I hope you find extra yarn even if just to rest your mind.
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I’m going to try.
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Beautiful choice. It’s going to look fantastic in that colour.
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That is a dreamy yarn. I am working with a Donegal Tweed that I love. It does have a classic vintage feel.
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What are you making?
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Well…I knit The Weekender. My first bottom-up sweater. I do not like it at all. I will be ripping it out and doing top down sweater instead. The neckline did not flatter me. I had to find that out after completing the entire body. ☹
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Yes. The advantage of top-down sweater knitting is that you can easily try it on as you go. Sorry about your sad experience.
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Exactly. This was the first sweater I knit that I disliked so much, and I think it is because I wasn’t able to assess it early on. I should stick with what works.
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Beautiful yarn and beautiful pattern! You might want to get one more skein, just to be on the safe side 🙂
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The trick will be finding it. I bought all they had in that colorway at the Ewetopia store.
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Search Webs at yarn.com or Jimmy Beans
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Thanks. I did find it by using Ravelry’s Buy Yarn feature. A LYS in Florida by the name of Sheepthrills had it.
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That is going to be so gorgeous in the green!
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Gorgeous yarn and it will make a stunning sweater!
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I am hopeful.
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