Ivy Cardigan
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Ann J
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I have made this pattern twice. The first time I followed the pattern but found it too narrow in the body for me. It is not meant to meet and just sits on the shoulders. But I found I was constantly pulling to bring it further onto my body so I knitted it again, this time adding stitches to make it a more edge to edge cardigan which is ideal for me.
Created by:
Ann J
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Ivy Cardigan
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Hi Elizabeth, I think I’ve managed to backtrack. The cardigan is actually made from 3 straight panels (back and two sides) so you don’t have to take into account any shaping. As I thought, I added stitches to all the panels which made a looser fit edge to edge cardigan. I made each side panel 45 stitches (ie 10 more) but I also changed the position of the lace pattern so it was further in from the side edge. I did the 3 garter stitch edge then the next five stitches I kept as stocking stitch before starting the lace pattern. Doing this meant I didn’t have a small lace pattern followed by a large section of plain stocking stitch. For the back I did 6 repeats of the lace panel (51 stitches) in the centre and left 30 stitches of stocking stitch on either side, 111 stitches in total. I did that to make a feature the lace pattern. When sewn up, because it has slightly more stitches on the side panels they naturally change the way it lies around the neck (it sits closer to the neck) so i
It’s a lovely cardigan, and really helpful notes thank you! I’m very interested in your adaption of the pattern, I’m a reasonably confident knitter but inexperienced in fine tuning patterns - where did you add the stitches, please?