{"id":5201,"date":"2013-05-30T15:28:27","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T21:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2013-05-30T15:28:27","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T21:28:27","slug":"knitting-a-cardigan-for-andrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/30\/knitting-a-cardigan-for-andrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Knitting: a cardigan for Andrew"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pattern:<\/b> Go Buffalo<\/a> by Terri Kruse
\nYarn:<\/b> Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light (4 skeins oceanic mix, 1 skein mahogany mix)
\nNeedles:<\/b> US 3
\nMods:<\/b> used a different needle size, so I made the largest size to fit my 5 year old; changed the stripe pattern; added pockets and elbow patches<\/p>\n

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I think he likes it?<\/p>\n

This pattern was supremely easy! I guess the only thing I would change next time is adapting it to work in the round. I’m not afraid to steek, so I don’t really know why I knit this flat. I think I’ve evolved as a knitter to not hate purling so much. <\/p>\n

I adjusted the stripe pattern to fit my yarn stash. I increased the amount of blue between the stripes every repeat. The first bit has only 4 rows of blue, the next has 6, the next has 8, the next has 10…and so on! The last 3 have 16. I added the pockets and elbow patches because I had like half a skein of mahogany left over and didn’t want it to go to waste. Plus, they’re stupid cute.<\/p>\n

For the pockets, I picked up about 20 stitches and then knit stst for 26 rounds and k2ps for 6. I attached as I went. The elbow patches are your run of the mill “circles” started with 6 stitches, increased by 6 every round to 48. They’re more like hexagons.<\/p>\n

This sweater is beautiful and I only had to give up one piece of candy for these photos. Win!<\/p>\n

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Pattern: Go Buffalo by Terri Kruse Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light (4 skeins oceanic mix, 1 skein mahogany mix) Needles: US 3 Mods: used a different needle size, so I made the largest size to fit my 5 year old; changed the stripe pattern; added pockets and elbow patches<\/p>\n

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