The Cassis by BabyCocktails

I am venturing into the land of top-down cardigans for the first time.
This was a featured pattern at my favorite yarn shop, The Urban Sheep. Here are two pixs of the cassis that was made by shop patron, Denise.


I am using Cascade 220 yarn in the colorway of 9414; 100 grams/220 yds per hank. It looks like blue denim as it is knitting up. You cast on with size 8 circulars and then switch to size 7. I highly recommend using stitch markers! Denise made hers shorter than what the pattern has written. I am thinking of making the sleeves longer and keep the original length. I am knitting the size 46. I bought 8 hanks of yarn.

I have finished the collar. I am now knitting the "sleeve seam shaping and front lace detail." I'm about 4" away from the next step. Here are my pixs of my progress.





This pattern can be found on Ravelry or at http://babycocktails.blogspot.com/. I think I paid $6.50. Can't wait to wear it!

Erika (sock yarn) scarf update

Don't leave your projects in your knitting bag without putting end stoppers on your needles! I did (dork) and half of the stitches came off the needle. Since this has one row of yarn overs, slips stitches, etc. I frogged back a couple of rows to a "clean" purl row and then put my stitches back on. Correctly picked them up on the first attempt.
Here is a slow, but sure progress picture.