Long Cardigan

I finished knitting this last week but had to wait to get it some buttons before I could declare it completed.

Its knit from two strands of 4 ply held together; one is Cygnet sock in Lilac, the other is King Cole Merino 4 Ply in black. This produces something a touch heavier than double knitting I think. I was using the yarns up as I didn't really like the way either of them knit up on their own. Together, they look fine though.

The pattern is Romy by Fallmasche (again) but I altered it a bit. The sleeves are done totally in rib and it has a ribbed waist panel but is much longer as you can see. I didn't calculate the weight of the skirt section of the cardigan properly and the ribbed waist panel has dropped to my hips. Also the sleeves needed a few more stitches as they are a bit tight. Not too tight to wear, but just a bit too tight in appearance in comparison the the more sloppy, unfitted shape of the cardigan body. The sleeves look like they belong to a more fitted garment somehow. I have a purple leather belt which I will probably wear on the cardigan if I wear it to go out and about in. I think I can persuade the ribbed portion to stay on my waist if I belt it, so all is not lost.

Those buttons are actually black, though the sun shining on them when I took the photo seems to have caused the photo to show them as verging on grey.

This was always intended to be a sloppy, casual item suited to curling up on the sofa with a good book and a snoring dog and it seems to meet its specification admirably. I sort of knit it on the fly. I had a vague idea what I wanted and the knitting sort of evolved as I knitted.