I’ve been working along on my Comfort Fade Cardi and last night I finished the body! What remains to be done are the sleeves, and the collar/front bands.
The pattern directs you to work the sleeves, then the collar, but I’ve decided to do these in reverse order. So last night/this morning I picked up the many stitches needed to work the front bands/collar. This design has a shawl collar that is shaped by working short rows.
I added some length to my cardi, so I needed to pick up more stitches than the pattern directs down each front edge. This of course messes up the directions for working the short rows. I needed an extra 34 stitches picked up on each side front. To keep myself from getting thoroughly confused, I placed a marker on each side so that the bottom 34 stitches on each side front are separated. This will make it easier for me to follow the instructions for the short rows. I’ll knit 34, then follow the directions for the first row. We’ll see if I can do this without completely messing things up!
I am hoping to get the collar at least close to completion before August 1 because on August 1 I will set this project aside to start on my August Camp Loopy project. I’d like to be leaving the Comfort Fade Cardi at an obvious stopping point. We shall see.
Loki says:
Oh, hai!