SWATCH & MEASUREMENTS

On size 8 metal needles:

• U: 19 st x 26 rows
• B: 19.5 st x 24 rows
• H: 19.5 st x 24 rows

I’m happy with the fabric, so I’m sticking with size 8s. That makes a few new measurements:

• Size 3 (43”) = ~38 (+3 button bands)
• Size 4 (47”) = ~45 (+3 button bands)

11/19/19 My swatch lied, so I’m going to end up with a slightly oversized cardi. It should be fine, as I think it’s designed to be slightly oversized anyway!

YOKE

Setup & Modifications

• I refuse to do stranded colorwork flat. I casted on for a size 4, and added 5 additional stitches for steeking
• I substituted German Short Rows for W&Ts
• Increased in the stitch below instead of her suggested increase, with the exception of after colorwork. I did M1Ls.

Colorwork Chart A

• I went up a needle size for all colorwork
• Followed the chart, making sure to set up for the steek
• When it came to the first increase, I didn’t want to distort the colorwork, so I knitted a row right after the first chart

Colorwork Chart B

• Followed the chart, making sure to set up for the steek
• When it came to the increase, I didn’t want to distort the colorwork, so I knitted a row right after the second chart

Repeat Colorwork Chart A

• Follow the chart, making sure to set up for the steek
• For the decrease round, I knit 1 round first, then did the decrease
• Knit another round before splitting for sleeves

SEPARATE SLEEVES & BODY

I did nothing special here. I separated as called for, and then knit the remainder of the body and hem as called for - making sure to set up the steek.

When it came time to bind off, I did not like the look of Jeny’s stretchy bind off. I went up 2 needle sizes and did a regular bind off in the rib pattern.

COLLAR

In order to pick up and be able to knit from the correct end of the working yarn, I had to pick up stitches with the tail of the yarn. I picked up one stitch for every CO stitch (a total of 83 stitches). I then knit the ribbing, making sure to set up the steek.

SLEEVES

She recommends picking up 2 extra stitches to help with the gap in the underarms, but I can’t stand how that looks. I only picked up 6 stitches (one for each underarm cast on) and only did 12 decrease rounds (instead of 13).

Knit to one less decrease round, then knit 2x2 for 5 inches.

STEEK REINFORCEMENT

I did a sewn reinforcement. I did 2 stitches per side. Machine settings:

• Straight stitch
• Length 2
• Back stitch the beginning and end!

BUTTON BANDS

I picked up the button bands in tandem to make sure they looked even and that I had the same amount of stitches. I started with picking up two, skipping a row, picking up 2 until I had 104 on each side.

Knitted per her instructions, but inverted the left side band because I picked up both bands from the bottom.

These knitted up quickly.

I did a quick steam block before steeking.

STEEK

The moment of truth… it worked!