Monday 2 March 2015

It's Finished... and It Fits!

The Que Sera cardigan is finished.  Thank goodness!  It came off the needles looking very short and very slim.  I knew that it would grow with soaking and blocking, but wasn't sure if it would be in the right directions.  I had fears that it would remain slim and end up very very long.


Thankfully, my fears were unfounded and amazingly it fits, in fact it's a very good fit.




It's very comfortable to wear and I enjoyed knitting the lacy pattern.  It took just over two weeks to knit up, ignoring all the previous false starts.

I made a number of modifications to the original pattern.  Full details of this pattern, yarn used and all the modifications I made can be seen on my Ravelry page, here.





I'm so glad that one's out of the way.  I must say, it certainly shook my confidence in cardigan knitting.  I don't know why that should be the case.  I must knit at least five or six cardigans a year, and have been doing so since my teens.  I suspect it was all the false starts with this yarn, rather than the Que Sera pattern.  Anyway, I'm planning some smaller, quicker, less demanding projects for a short while now.  I feel an urge to make more socks!

10 comments:

  1. well done, looks good. I can never finish anything that quickly if at all!

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  2. Sigh of relief! It's very beautiful! I love the lace pattern.

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  3. Oh Janet you look so happy! Glad it all turned out right in the end. It looks absolutely fabulous. I bet you will wear this a lot!

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  4. Hi Janet,
    congrats - it looks beautiful - and only 2 weeks?

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  5. Your cardigan is so pretty. I could imagine it with a 1950's style skirt ....

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  6. Wow - that it is lovely:) Worth the wait

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  7. It's lovely. Looks gorgeous on you. Well done.

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