Seafoam Cardi
Finished
January 6, 2018
January 27, 2018

Seafoam Cardi

Project info
Laurel Cardigan by Amy Christoffers
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Me
Medium
Needles & yarn
US 8 - 5.0 mm
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Moss stitch
Worsted
162 yards in stash
13.23 skeins = 1470.0 yards (1344.2 meters), 635 grams
seafoam
Green
gift
Notes

Upcycle project - bought a man’s 2XL sweater and frogged it around 8 years ago. FINALLY found a pattern that suits it - I hope. Skeins are in various weights from 1.5 - 2.4 oz; will note skein weight when it’s started

Top down construction. knit the sleeves to mid back; join with 3 needle bind off; do cable band; pick up and knit to bottom of cardi

01/06/2018

1.7 oz
Cast on sleeve

01/09/2018

  1. 2nd skein 1.7 oz
  2. right sleeve finished
  3. cable cast on for front and back started

01/12/2018

3rd skein 1.7 oz
continuing with front / back patterning and shaping

for some stupid reason Ravelry won’t recognize the latest pic I took showing the beginning of the front back shaping

01/13/2018

1.6 oz skein

01/14/2018

right sleeve front / back finished - 7 oz; 446.25 yds

Cast on left sleeve

01/17/2018

  1. 1.7 oz skein
  2. finished left sleeve
  3. cast on front / back stitches
  4. 1.7 oz skein

01/19/2018

  1. 1.8 oz skein added
  2. stitches for front on waste yarn - row 44

Once I get to row 69 (last row for back) put all on waste yarn, sew side seams, sleeves and do 3 needle bind off joining the back

01/20/2018

Need to put Right Sleeve section back on the needles and tink back to row 44; knit another 18 stitches for neck shoulder then continue as previous.

  • tinked back
  • fixed shoulder
  • Sewed sleeve and side seams
  • joined back
  • picked up bottom stitches

01/21/2018

the sea of moss stitch begins. approximately 55 rows x 171 st = a lot of freeken moss stitch

55 rows based on 109 rows needed for sleeve length of 18” - 9” for bottom of cardi specified in pattern

  • 2.5 skein
  • 4.5” 25 Rows - halfway through sea of moss stitch for bottom

01/23/2018

  1. 2.4 oz skein
  2. almost at 7”

Noticed that my cable braid was short one on the right side. Weird as I had the correct number of stitches for the shoulder seams and I did the same exact rows for both sides. I must’ve missed something. I’m going to try and equalize the missing cable in the 6” for the collar. Maybe 3 - 4 days until this is finished baring unforeseen circumstances.

01/24/2018

  1. finished hem stitches - 52 rows
  2. picked up stitches along collar
  3. 6” collar started over approx 267 stitches

01/25/2018

1.6 oz skein

  • 2 skeins left :) It’s nice that this yarn finally found a forever project

01/27/2018

  1. 1.6 oz skein
  2. I-Cord bind off started
  3. 0.9 oz skein
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January 6, 2018
January 27, 2018
 
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  • Project created: January 6, 2018
  • Finished: January 27, 2018
  • Updated: February 13, 2020
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