Hello winter
Tangled Yoke is done! Tangled Yoke is done! Yay!
I gave myself a deadline of 1st of June (which is when winter "officially" starts around here) to finish this cardigan, and that was just when this was finished. With the weather getting colder and colder it's about time really.
Some details:
Pattern: Tangled Yoke Cardigan by Eunny Jang, published in Interweave Knits Fall 2007. Great, well written pattern. I loved knitting this. Everything just fell into place. No need to fudge numbers, no need to wrestle with it to make it work. Just mindless knitting mostly, with the exception of the interlocking cables at the yoke. Even then it wasn't so bad, I love a good challenge.
Although, it wasn't without casualties. I did have a miscrossed cable, which I didn't notice until several rows down the track. As much as I enjoyed the knitting, I wasn't going to rip back (have I mentioned that at one point in the cables section there were over 400 stitches on the needles?). So after I finished the cardigan, I fixed the miscrossed cable with the Yarn Harlot's "draw on" method that she described on this post (scroll down to the "desperate measures" section. Indeed.) which does not require ripping back. It worked!
Yarn: 6.5 balls of Rowan Felted Tweed in 'Whisper' (colour #141). Love this yarn. It was a bit prickly to begin with, but after a wash it softened up a lot, and produced this lovely warm fabric with a nice drape and a soft halo of fuzz. I think the alpaca content gives it extra warmth. I love how it's cozy and warm without being heavy (the yarn itself is perhaps just a bit thinner than DK or 8-ply weight).
Needles: 3.75mm for the most part, 3.5mm and 2mm for yoke and button bands.
And a close up of the buttons…
I just love this cardigan. I can see myself wearing this a lot!
So beautiful, Claudine! You are the knitting guru.
Oh Claudine. It's stunning. It looks so very good on you and the yarn is just lovely. Good work on fixing the cable. I read that tutorial a while ago and my brain packed it in.
Just lovely. Well done.
Gorgeous Claudine! I love how it sits on you. It would be a favourite of mine too.
OMG, this is absolutely beautiful!!! It looks so good on you too. I bookmarked that tutorial but wow, I would have cried if I had noticed a mistake like that. Way to persevere! Must find some Felted Tweed for that cardi!
Bravo! That is an absolutely stunning cardigan, and you wear it very well. I know the pain of a miscrossed cable- thanks for pointing out Yarn Harlot's fix.
Oh it looks lovely and warm and congrats on meeting your deadline!
yay!! Congrats!!! It looks Fabulous!
Totally gorgeous! Great photos too!
Gorgeous! Great job!!! I love the buttons you picked.
That is so beautiful, and looks perfect on you! Lovely work!
Claudine it is gorgeous and the color is beautiful too.
Oh that is just gorgeous!! It really looks so fabulous (and I would have done the same thing for the cable). Yay for succesful handknits!!
Love this sweater. You did a beautiful job.
So awesome! You did a great job and I hope you enjoy wearing it!
love this sweater and suits you perfectly. so awesome.
It looks fabulous, you did such a great job.
I love your vintage knitting patterns too.
Fabulous cardy. That yoke is wonderful
Absolutely gorgeous!
It's gorgeous & looks so good on you. It's on my list but I don't know if I can make it for this winter.
You knit so beautifully. The sweater looks fantastic. It's funny that you are mentioning Winter. It is becoming Summer for us and it's getting so hot. I hate knitting in hot weather.
stunning! and the colour really suits you too…
What a beautiful cardigan. Looks very complicated. Well done!
Wow – it's gorgeous! I think yours looks better than the one shown in the mag, really!
well done! The color is beautiful!
Love this sweater too…I finished mine own in Dec using the same yarn in a red color. I absolutely love the color you chose – blue is my fave!
Enjoy wearing it…
what a great knitting! imressive!
wow its so beautiful, the colour is perfect and it looks beautiful and warm and just right for the weather here. I have that pattern but am sticking to smaller projects for the time being!
beautiful knitting as always
Corrie:)
Oh just fabulous Claudine! And as always, beautifully knit. It looks so fantastic you make me want to shuffle this up my to-do list and go buy some yarn!! Love it. And you look lovely too. I think your hair suits you a bit longer. :o)
Looks gorgeous!
It is so beautiful on you! Great work, as always, Claudine!
I just learned to knit and WOW! I'm super impressed. That is gorgeous!
Just clicked over from Ravelry to see more and read what you had to say.
This might be just the incentive I needed to finally start this sweater. Going to go check out that tip over at Yarn Harlot now.
So pretty on you, this color, and it fits great, too.
Very beautiful! Nice job on getting that to fit you.
just came back to check this out again. One of the loveliest I've seen. I'm inspired to try it too.