My second Donner, this time as a cardigan. I’m delighted, again. Elizabeth is a great designer, never disappoints.
Modifications: I have knitted the size 40 following the directions faithfully until I have reached page 5 of the pattern, where it indicates “Join fronts”. I have not joined the fronts and instead that I added 2 sts to each of the fronts- 1 sts for the edge and another sts more- in total 139 sts.
For the line of the neck, I have made the same indications of the pattern, working pairs of short turns.
The rest of the body I have worked open, with the crest stitch worked flat. , In total 21 repetitions of the crest stitch from the inferior border of the neck. For the hem, I first made a seed stitch edge starting after 5 rows of the pattern for 9 rows, but finally I undid it and finished the piece with a icord of 4 sts.

The sleeves: I have worked them in the round, following the indications of the pattern and also I finished them with seed stitch that I redo to finish them with the same icord of the body. In total 15 repetitions of the crest stich.

For the bands of buttonhole, I followed the indications of another pattern of the same designer,Meris taking 3 of each 4 sts of the edges. In total 130 sts. The stitches were pick up with needles of 2.25 mm. For the icord of the neck, I also pick up the stitches with needles of 2.25 (total 157) and finished with needles of 3.5 mm.
And about the buttons, I followed the advice of cto and other knitters of the CM group about this tipe of buttons. I am very happy with my new sweate