08-01-2019

Blocked: 26st on 3.25mm, 27st on 3.0mm.

Testknit for Andrea Mowry / La Bien Aimee.

A sweet little cropped cardigan, perfect for springtime. The pattern is easy to read, easy to knit. I would recommend it for the petites sizes, as there is no shaping involved for bigger and bustier women (unless you already know this).

I had difficulties to get gauge, I had to go down a needle size. My only modification to the pattern is a couple of centimeter longer body. And I have 18 buttons instead of 16. I did not bother to do a tubular CO and BO.

If I should knit this again, I would:

• go up a size for sleeves and shoulders, as always
• lengthen the sleeves and the body
• lower the neckline
• divide the buttons by two
• knit buttonholes ysolda-style

The yarn is absolutely gorgeous to knit. And I love the colour, obviously. It has my name.