NOTES

This cardigan is going to be a wardrobe staple. I have plans for more.

MODIFICATIONS

• Body stitch counts: 64-114; stopped at row 115

• 1x1 Rows 1-29; end on row 30 (RS)

• TIP: I only used the fingering weight yarn (not the mohair held double with the fingering weight yarn) for the Italian Bind Off. This helped the yarn not tangle as I worked with a very long tail for sewing the bind off.

• Button band: Instead of doing a button band with ribbing, I decided to knit the button band from the Champagne Cardigan. That button band is double knit and adds a nice finished look to the final cardigan.

RESOURCES

• Knitting Increase Calculator // Website

• No Holes For Sweater Sleeves // Suzanne Bryan // Youtube

• Tubular CO in the Round (1x1 Ribbing) // Knitting with Suzanne Bryan // Youtube

• Difference between Italian Bind Off vs Tubular Bind Off // Knitting with Suzanne Bryan // Youtube

• Kimmie Munkholm // Champagne Cardigan Button Band + Buttonhole // Youtube (Button Band) + Youtube (Buttonhole)

• Double Knit Button // Cotton Gin and Tonic // Part 1 (Youtube) & Part 2 (Youtube)

• Attaching Vertical Button Bands // Knitting the Stash // Youtube

• Handknitter’s Double Knit Button Band // Into the Wool // Website

• Covered button tutorial // KDD & CO // Website

Final Thoughts

I get the most compliments on this hand knit garment. I think it’s the combination of the color and the way it fits. I adore switching out the button band as recommended by several Ravelry users. It just adds a level of finishing that is beautiful and functional - but it does take extra time to execute.

I may still go back and add in a sewn ribbon button band to decrease distortion, but I rarely button the cardigans that I wear so it is not high on my list.