A New Cardigan

I've started a new cardigan.  (I'm still working on my Adam's Ribs hoodie vest too.). This is the Punchwork Cardigan and I'm knitting it in Madelinetosh Eyre Light in the Mandala colorway.  I thought this was a cute, cropped cardigan and I could see it paired with just about anything.  Also, fingering weight cardigans are super useful here.

The color is more accurate in the top picture, but I wanted to try to get a photo of the stitch pattern.  This is worked from the bottom up which is not my favorite direction to knit a sweater, but since it's cropped, maybe it won't feel like it's taking forever.  (I really prefer top down because they feel faster for some reason.  I'm pretty sure the amount of knitting is identical no matter the direction, but with top down you get through the shaping and the really long rounds early on in the project, when you're still high on New Project Fumes.  That's my theory at least.)

Have a great weekend!