Pattern: Featherweight cardigan (rav link), by Hannah Fetig
Yarn: Malabrigo lace, in the colour Natural 63
Needles: 4mm, and 3mm for the ribbing.
I chose to do 1×1 ribbing for the bottom edge of the cardigan, finished off with my favourite tubular cast-off. I worked the front edge and sleeves in stocking stitch with a rolled edge.
As this is for me to wear during the summer, I didn’t mind that the edges rolled back quite a bit, and I like the way the rolled edge looks at the neckline.
Notes: I was happily knitting away on this cardigan when I read Bell’s cautionary tale about laceweight cardigans. She, and many commenters, talked about the problems they had with some laceweight yarns felting and just not being sturdy to last. I looked more closely at my knitting and realised that the yarn was indeed starting to felt a little, even before I had finished working on it.
This is most noticable on the sleeves, where I picked up the stitches that had been knit earlier. Blocking the cardigan helped, as it made the newer stitches also felt slightly, but you can still see a ridge where the two meet:
I am happy with how this cardigan turned out but, given that it started to felt before I even finished it, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out not to have a particularly long shelf-life. On the plus side, it only took me four weeks to knit, so I guess I’ll just enjoy it while I can!
Photos taken here:
To celebrate our anniversary last week we spent a wonderful long weekend staying in a fairytale chateaux near Bordeaux. I couldn’t resist slipping a couple of photos into this post – if you’d like to see some more, the Flickr set is here. Not bad eh?
How lovely! I love the closeup shot of where the neckband meets the ribbing; it looks so neat and well-done.
Congratulations! Mainly on your anniversary but also on a very pretty little summer cardi
Beautiful cardigan! It looks so versatile and perfect for summer evenings. It’s on my must-knit-soon list (although I think Whispy might get there first). I have yarn stockpiled for both Featherweight and Whispy – they’re both wool/silk blends so hopefully the silk will give them more strength. Thanks for pointing out Bell’s warning!
it’s lovely! I agree, even if it doesn’t go the distance, it’s going to be a lovely garment to wear for even a little while – hopefully it lasts longer though!
And I was looking at the first photos thinking, ‘she’s somewhere really beautiful, where is it?’
Gorgeous. And congrats!
Hope you have a wonderful anniversary. The sweater turned out gorgeous!
Beauitful cardigan, it looks lovely with your dress
Glad you like my music choice!
I like the rolled edge at the neckline. It frames your neck nicely. I like the look of thin yarn knit at a loose gauge but I’ve always worried that it wouldn’t wear well. I hope your cardigan wears better then you think it will.
I also really like your sunnies.
Good thing marriages last longer than featherweight cardis. Hope a cardi as lovely as yours turns out to be more than a holiday romance…
Gorgeous anniversary venue! Glad you shared the photos.
Love your featherweight, it looks lovely with the short sleeves and the rolled neck – do hope it wears well for you.
i have been busy with a featherweight cardigan for a while now— looking at yours makes me feel positive about mine- might get it out and go on soon again
your yarn choice is fab, and it really suits you. i love the rolled edges- wasnt sure about that before, was thinking of possible change it at mine- but now i wont
your castle looks simply fab! happy wedding anniversary again
xo
Your featherweight turned out *gorgeous*! I’m knitting one right now, out of the same cream, and a deep teal (in a Breton stripe) and that stinkin’ Mal lace is feeling in the cake! Bah. Just picked up for the first sleeve and I had a heckuva time even picking up stitches. I agree with the likely short shelf life.
Thats wonderful, I love the short sleeves and the place you were at!
Lucky you! The setting for your anniversary looks fantastic! Me and my husband had our 6th a couple of days ago and unfortunately we spent it in different countries!
The next one will hopefully be better.
I wondered if I could also let you know about my own little blog I’ve just started recently. http://www.lalomino.wordpress.com It’s where I aim to show off my budding creativity!
Come by sometime! – Veronika