This is a cardigan I’ve just finished of Noro Silk Garden. I’ve had this yarn for years and knit and frogged it so many times that Mr. C. is convinced it’s the best yarn investment I’ve ever made. Well, this time it’s staying knit! Here’s the cardi:The pattern is from a book called KNITTING NORO by Jane Ellison, which I like a lot. It has a lot of basic patterns in the main Noro yarns that I buy – Kureyon and Silk Garden. This is called a Fitted Cardigan, which it’s not – it should be called a Boxy Cardigan, but I like it anyway. I could have made it a little smaller, but it will have a visit to the dryer when it’s just about dry. The one in the book isn’t matched up so I took a deep breath and went with it.

It took a bit longer to finish than expected because the sleeves were too narrow for me. The only modification I made was to taper the sleeve from the wrist to the elbow, because I hate floppy cuffs. (The pattern has straight sleeves.) But even the upper part of the arm was a bit snug when I finished the sleeves. So, I frogged a few inches from the cuff and reknit the black garter stitch edging, then frogged down to the last increase and added a few more increases. They’re still slim, but they fit better.

What do you think? I love it!