knitting school dropout

update: the pattern for the garter yoke cardigan is now available for purchase as a download in the vogue knitting pattern store (click here to view/purchase)

although i wasn't posting around here too much this summer, i was plenty busy knitting.

i really wanted to write up a pattern for my garter yoke cardigan , and when the opportunity arose to have it included in the fall/winter issue of knit.1, i jumped at the chance.
this is the version i knit for the magazine in the lovely plymouth royal llama silk, over a 2 week period in august. these photos were taken moments before i said goodbye to it forever. i'll see it soon, but on someone else, in the pages of the magazine. it's scheduled to hit newsstands on december 16th. i'm pretty darn excited about the whole thing.

if you're looking for it on ravelry, you can find it here.

i have another finished sweater to blog about too. my drop collar cabled jacket is done and blocking. see you in a few!

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update: the pattern for the garter yoke cardigan is now available for purchase as a download in the vogue knitting pattern store (click here to view/purchase)

a few posts ago, i hinted at starting a new sweater. i actually started it the same day i finished my last sweater, but aside from the mention, i neglected to blog about it at all. well, here it is, just in time for a drop in temperature!

the details
ravelry project page
pattern: none. i was heavily inspired by this baby sweater that i knit in march. i didn't use the pattern at all, but i loved the garter yoke so much that i knew i had to make something similar for myself.
yarn: rowan scottish tweed aran in "lewis grey", 4.5 skeins
needles: one us8 5mm 40" circular for everything, even magic-looping the sleeves
time to knit: march 21- april 29, with some socks and a shawl in there somewhere
more info: i knit this top-down, working 3 increase rows within the garter yoke. after that, i switched to raglan increases for the stockinette portion. i knit the button band as i went, adding buttonholes every 8 rows eta: i meant every 16 rows. sorry!. i tried it on throughout the whole process, adding waist shaping, and after that, a few extra increases for a "booty allowance". heh. the sleeves were knit using magic loop, without any shaping.

i really wanted yellow or red buttons, but after sewing on a few different ones, the orange won out. they're just cheap plastic buttons from a fabric store, but i really like them.

i am so happy with this sweater. i'm planning on squeaking out a few wears this spring by using it instead of a jacket on cold mornings. cross your fingers for some cool days for me, will ya?

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