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Altered Jewel cardigan – finished

November 17, 2010 by Alexandra - 7 Comments

Another gray sweater…
This one took a month to finish because knitting the first sleeve in one day proved to be too much for my left hand, which resulted in a two-week break from hand-knitting. The cardigan was actually completely finished and ready to wear yesterday but the gray skies outside were not conducive to taking decent pictures.

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I really liked my Jewel cardigan so I used the same pattern, with only a few changes.

  1. the original Jewel cardigan requires a camisole, this cardigan has a longer button band to cover the bits that need coverage – this required recalculating the neckline decreases as well as buttonhole spacing;
  2. I added a shawl collar – this was simple: instead of decreasing the total number of stitches at the neckline, for each decrease in stockinette I added one stitch to the front band that would become the collar;
  3. full-length sleeves instead of bracelet length;
  4. I wanted the back more fitted at the waist – I decreased the peplum by eight stitches where back darts would usually be and then recalculated the side increases to add the eight stitches back.

Side view:
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The yarn is sport-weight Nature Spun by Brown Sheep. I just love this yarn – it’s so easy to knit, blocks beautifully, and it feels soft and warm on the skin. I have a few more cones of it in this color and a lighter gray so you’ll be seeing it again ๐Ÿ™‚

Back view:
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I am very happy with how this sweater turned out. I’m thinking about making it in multiple colors. One additional change I would make on future cardigans is move the buttonholes in by a stitch or two. I think it would be prettier to have more of the edge showing.

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  1. gwensews

    November 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    That’s a beautiful sweater. I would love to be able to knit so professionally.

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  2. wendy

    November 17, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    Beautiful! I really like the textured border stitch ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. Sandy

    November 17, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    This sweater is gorgeous. I’m trying to teach myself to knit, and you’ve just provided me with an amazing inspiration.

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  4. KarenP

    November 17, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    That is absolutely gorgeous! Like Sandy, I am also a fledgling knitter…this gives me something to aspire to.

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  5. Jemajo

    November 20, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Masterful knitting – is this by hand or on the machine? I have this pattern book and just skipped past it, but seeing yours I may have to take another look! ๐Ÿ˜€

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  6. Gabriele

    November 29, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    What a gorgeous sweater, congratulations on a really wonderful job! If you are still in Germany, you might want to find a yarn shop that carries Lana Grossa yarns. My absolute favorite is Merino superfein which comes in a really large array of yummy colours, and it knits like a dream. In your hands, the sky is the limit with that yarn

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  7. Tany

    December 4, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    Fantastic work, I really love this sweater; It’s very elegant

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