Here is my completed Derica Kane Cardigan. The yarn is Miss Babs Yowza worsted weight yarn in the Sugar colorway. I used size 8 (5.00 mm) Addi Lace clicks for the body and size 6 (4.00 mm) for the ribbing. I started with two 8 oz skeins of yarn and switched skeins every two rows to help blend the hand-dyed colors more evenly throughout the body and the sleeves.
I made several adjustments to the design. I lengthened the sleeves by about 2 inches and the body by almost an inch. I brought the neckline in closer to the neck and added an inch to the raglan yoke and two more buttons. I followed Lucy Neatby's Finesse Your Knitting advice and removed the stair step decreases from the neckline. Miss Babs Yowza yarn is wonderful to knit with and is a very soft superwash merino yarn.
Wow! Changing between the two skeins was definitely worth it, because I don't see any pooling, and the variation in shade gives the sweater some depth. Lovely! I hope that it is for you.
Posted by: textillian | October 28, 2011 at 06:39 AM
Lovely lace pattern. Love the color. I have been wanting to knit a lace cardigan but can't decide on which one.
Posted by: Ann | October 29, 2011 at 08:57 PM
So pretty :)
Posted by: Lawrence | November 02, 2011 at 02:44 PM