A Finished Cardigan

I finished my Growing Cardigan over the weekend.  This will be a perfect layering piece for colder weather, but it's supposed to get into the 80's today so I'm not sure if I'll be able to wear it until fall.  

Something about the way the upper body section is designed makes this sit perfectly on the shoulders, which doesn't always happen on cardigans without closures.  The fronts actually go all the way over the top of the shoulders and join the back on the back side of the shoulders (it's kind of hard to explain).  There are short rows involved, but beyond that I have no idea how this works.  You can see the line where the back and fronts join in the photo above.  (I used a two stitch i-cord to match the sleeve and hem bind offs instead of what the pattern called for here.)  It's not the usual sweater construction, but it works really well.

I knit it in Malabrigo Rios in Pines.  I skipped the pockets and intended to make it as long as I could, but then I tried it on and realized the length was perfect right where it was.  I actually ended up frogging a few inches so I could re-knit in ribbing.  This was my first time knitting a pattern by this designer, but I'll definitely be doing more.

A funny story about the color, I was watching the Super Bowl and I kept looking at the Eagles' helmets.  I thought that shade of dark green, with just a bit of blue was so pretty.  My eye kept going to that color throughout the whole game.  Finally in the fourth quarter I realized the helmets were essentially the same color as the sweater I was knitting.  While I was watching the entire game.