January 5, 2011

Garter Yoke Cardigan (The Pea Soup Version)

Garter Yoke Cardigan

Garter Yoke Cardigan

The first finished project of the year did not turn out quite as perfectly as I expected. This was my second time knitting the Garter Yoke Cardigan by Melissa LaBarre. I knit the first one for my mom over a year ago, and made notes what kind of adjustments I would make if I ever knit it for myself. However, that was not enough to make a 100% successful fit this time, either. Upon switching to a larger needle I also ended up with a yoke that's too loose, while now the lower body is a good fit, the opposite of last time.

The yarn is part of my Canada trip stash haul. I've knit with Berroco Ultra Alpaca before, and found it to be one of my all time favorite yarns, with the problem that it's not sold in Finland. So, I took advantage of my visit to North America and bought it in three different colors, enough for at least two sweaters and several accessories. The yarn didn't disappoint this time, either, and I also like this color a lot. This particular colorway was actually purchased in two separate yarn stores, and each of them only had 2-3 skeins of it, combined enough to knit a whole sweater. This is my favorite yarn for sweaters, and it's also great for hats, and probably colorwork mittens, as well.

10 comments:

  1. That's stunning! What a beautiful colour.

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  2. You find it not perfect? It looks great! I like very much that pattern that i knit too last year but the cardi felted (same yarn as yours) when i washed it. Now, it doesn't look that good anymore - what a shame.
    I love the the color of yours. Really good work!!
    Happy new year! Happy knitting in 2011!

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  3. It looks great even though you are not happy with the neckline. Love that green!

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  4. It looks great. I guess it would have helped to go down a needle size for the garter stitch version... The intensity of this colour is amazing.

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  5. Yeah, if I knit this for a third time I'll use a smaller needle for the garter stitch portion.

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  6. I'm sorry it doesn't fit quite how you want but it definitely LOOKS great. And that's a great color on you!

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  7. Hi. The cardigan is beautiful. I love the yarn also. Norah Gaughan used this color in a recent design which was just added to Ravelry this week, the "#10 Draped Cardigan." (Pattern #10 in the Winter 2010/11 Vogue Knitting.) I've already ordered the same color (www.yarn.com) to make that design. There are many other colors, and I considered choosing another, but the pea soup is very unusual and eye-catchingly beautiful.

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  8. Yeah, I think many other people liking this color as well was probably the reason why I could only find a couple of skeins of it in each yarn store!

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  9. Love it!
    The colour, the fit.
    Have to make one myself!

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  10. I think it's beautiful and don't see anything wrong with the yoke! It's a beautiful sweater that I might knit one day!

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