A New Cardigan

 

I've been knitting on a cardigan lately and I've finished the body now.  This is the Sophie Cardigan, knit in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted in Spring Ice.  I started it back in March but set it aside to knit my two fade shawls.

I've now finished the body and while I've sewn down the facing (there's a knitted on facing on the button band, giving a little bit more stability to that section), I haven't yet woven in any of the ends.  I plan to weave in ends before I start the sleeves, but to be honest I don't really want to.  On the other hand, I won't want to weave them in at the end either.

There's kind of a lot going on with this pattern, but once you get past the shoulder and neck shaping it becomes a lot easier.  I'd always rather deal with pattern complexities at the first part of a knit when it's fresh and exciting than at the end when I'm ready to get it finished and move on.  Even the various cable patterns are pretty easy to memorize, so I wasn't dependent on my charts for every single stitch.

The pattern has three-quarter length sleeves, but I'm thinking I might make it long sleeved.  I'll have to check my yarn amounts, but I think I'll be alright.