Annette
August 31, 2009 by Lis
Filed under Cardigans, Finished Objects, Knit
This has been completed for a while but I only just got around to photographing it.
Pattern: Annette
Size: S (knit at smaller gauge to give about 32″ size)
Yarn: slightly less than 5 x Knit Picks Shine Sport in Orchid
Needle: 4.0mm
Modifications: Started with 4 rows of seed stitch instead of 2. Did the same for sleeves. I also lengthened the body to 14″ by adding another buttonhole.
I knitted this cardigan twice! I started off knitting the XS thinking I was on gauge. Well, turns out my gauge was smaller and the cardigan was a little too small. Frogged it and knitted the S size instead. My smaller gauge meant that the cardigan came out to about 32″ instead of 34.25″.
The underarms were a bit too fitted for my liking. I can only wear sleeveless tops with this. I wish I’ve lengthened the sleeves.
Overall, this was a pretty simple lace pattern. Some people did have trouble keeping track of the lace but I didn’t have any problems.
Shine Sport is really comfortable to wear in hot and humid Singapore. I didn’t experience any significant shrinkage or growth after putting the cardigan through the wash once. However, it did lose some of its lustre and looked a little worn. There was also some fuzz when knitting with the yarn which tickled my nose.
My project on Ravelry
Very cute!! I’ve heard the same thing about the fuzz with the Shine while you knit with it.
Very nice work!! Nice color too – works perfectly with the jeans and white top. Slap on some boots, add a nice bag and maybe a necklace and you’ve got a great weekend outfit!! :)
This is such a sweet little layering piece. And, you can do that cool 2 fingers thing! My son can do it but I can’t :)
It’s lovely on you!