I’ve been in love with this cardigan for awhile now and finally found a copy of Shibui Knits at my lys! I thought about getting Staccato yarn as used in the pattern but I’ve been really wanting to make a cardigan out of this Cascade merino silk blend and I love the marl gray color. Plus this Cascade yarn is still made in Peru (not China like some of their newer yarns) which makes me doubly happy. Pattern uses size 5 needles but I’ swatched to size 3. Based on preference, I’m using 36” circular needle.

I had a snafu with the “incorporated icord” portion of the pattern where I couldn’t seem to form a tube. I emailed Olga for some assistance and she graciously wrote me back with very helpful suggestions and now all is well!

so far it’s still going well. A bit worried I’ve been knitting too tightly in some spots but by I’ll remedy with blocking.