Year in Review #2

So what else did I finish this year?

Today we'll look back at the lovely Cables and Rib Cardigan:


This one is a mixed result. A bad yarn sub, as the sweater is really really warm and the acrylic didn't really work well for the pattern (tho' it would make a lovely afghan). I do wear this around the house since it's so frickin' cold! but this is definitely a must knit again, in a different yarn. I love the cable and rib stitch and I love the styling of this cardigan. I smell a Cascade 220 version down the road.

Here's an other perfect cold weather sweater:


Mr. Greenjeans is a great pattern (and beautifully written... what a delight to knit). This is an other project I would definitely knit again... and use the proper weight yarn. While I was easily able to adjust to the 4 sts to the inch that I was getting, it's a wee bit bulky. Nice and warm, but I would love one in a less bulky yarn. I'm finding that the heavier weight yarns, while are great to knit, are a little more cumbersome to wear (they get in my way).

Now this sweater for Matt was a fun project to knit, but had some struggles with how to adjust it to suit him. The pattern is written for women, and the neckband simply looked horrible on him. I frogged that off, and went with a no neckband option. Ugh. Fixed it to look like this during my Olympics Fix-it Challenge:


It's now a favorite sweater. I knit the Cotton Ease at a really tight gauge and he loves this sweater. I love the way the folded turtleneck looks. Matt says it's a cozy comfortable sweater.It's a head turner that's for sure (and before anyone leaves me a comment about the pattern... sorry, but I'm not done with it yet, so I'm not selling it).

Today's last entry is my Must Have Cardigain (or as I called it: Cindy Must Knit This Cardigan):


This is the absolutely perfect cardigan. It's warm. It's pretty. It's a lovely shade of green. The Black Water Abbey yarn is so stunning in person (I should try to get a better photo). It's a shame that this pattern is written for such tiny bodies, but upsizing it wasn't too bad via gauge. I would absolutely knit this again (maybe in a cotton/acrylic blend for a very different looking sweater).

Oh, that was a good stretch there. All successes... with maybe the exception of the Cables & Rib. However, I do wear it, so it's not a disaster... more of a "neutral" result.

Actually, this was a good idea. I'm feeling like things aren't going well with my knitting right now. It's nice to remember projects that were fun to knit and are getting good usage, eh?