FO: Tangled up in Blue
Posted on 07 November 2007
(It’s my favorite Dylan song ever. How could I resist such a title?)
Pattern: Eunny Jang’s Tangled Yoke Cardigan from the Fall 2007 Interweave Knits
Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed, color “Carbon” (which is so blue, hush you), a smidge over 7 balls for the 38″ size
Time elapsed: I thought about 2 months, but I just looked at the archives and it was barely a month and a half.
Modifications/Notes: I did my usual body-lengthening modification–I’m quite long-waisted and cropped sweaters do nothing good for me. I also added one set of waist decreases, to bring the waist measurement somewhat closer to my actual waist. For reference, the 38″ size with this modification gave me about 1″ of negative ease in the bust and about 1.5″ of positive ease in the waist, freshly-washed. (Warning to others: The felted tweed grows when it gets wet the first time, and also grows with wear. It will shrink back to its freshly-blocked size with subsequent washings.)
Unintentionally, I omitted a button and wound up with 8 instead of 9. No way was I ripping this out when I figured it out post-blocking. Finally, I lined both the button band and the buttonhole band with grosgrain ribbon, for stability.
I purchased the buttons from a fantastic vendor named “Moving Mud” at Rhinebeck, and I love them with the heat of a thousand suns. They’re my second-favorite purchase from that weekend, after the Mermaid kit. Anyway, back to the pattern. I love all of the little details about it, though they add up to make it a reasonably complicated sweater. The neckline is hemmed, the button bands are in that same garter rib from the body, the cable rows are really, really long. The cable mirrors itself gracefully halfway through the back, to make the fronts look nicer.
Seriously, admire the genius that designed those cables for a few more moments.
Like others, I found the yardage requirements to be somewhat generous. Even with my lengthening, I used juuuuust over 7 of the 8 balls called for, and I swatched extensively for this project. I’m sure I could have knit it as written with just 7.
All in all, this is a sweater that I’m going to be happy to wear for a very, very long time. Four thumbs up!
(The usual FO photo-shoot madness can be found here.)
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It’s fantastic! The fit is spot-on, the color is gorgeous with your skin and hair, and the buttons look wonderful. You deserve a standing ovation for sure!
Gorgeous! You did a great job, and made a lovely model as well. Congratulations!
That looks fabulous. The fit is really good. I love the buttons.
looks wonderful on you! I can’t get over that sweater… I keep seeing it everywhere!
Boy oh boy, that is absolutely gorgeous! It fits you so well, and looks modern and beautiful!
This is absolutely gorgeous on you!
oh wow, that is one gorgeous cardi! it fits perfectly, the colour is beautiful and i love the grosgrain detail. you must be so proud!
It’s beautiful! You did a great job! I really like the color too.
Wow. I have to admit that I didn’t love this sweater until I saw yours — so beautifully finished and impeccably knit to fit. It looks practically like it’s been painted on! Bravo!
You look great in that sweater! Very flattering fit, nice feminine details, versatile color.
Beautiful job! It looks perfect on you.
I think the number of comments you got speak for themselves. I find your Tangled Yoke Cardigan absolutely gorgeous! And the mods you made made it just perfect for you! You have a lot of talent! Congratulations!
The sweater is fabulous, and your modeled shots are even better. Gorgeous!
My knitting hero. You’ve just inspired me to bump this one way up in the queue.
Wow. What a great cardigan! You did a fantastic job on it. I like the color on you too.
Beautiful, both the sweater and the pictures! Yeah! Add two more thumbs up for me.
Stellar job! It’s positively gorgeous. The ribbon lining on the button bands is a great idea and really nice touch. People will be seriously bowled over to hear you made that yourself.
Love! It looks fabulous on you! I need to start doing the ribbon thing for my cardis – I have a couple of store-bought cardigans with ribbon reinforcement, and there’s no gaping issues at all.
Also, I’m woefully behind on things, but I just wanted to say that I’m sorry to hear about your aunt. I’m sending those warm thoughts to you guys now…
amy, your tangled yoke looks absolutely gorgeous! the color is really beautiful with your hair!
i’m considering adding the ribbon lining to my cardigans. it drives me crazy when the button bands get pulled out of shape.
i’m very sorry to hear about your aunt. my thoughts are with you and your family.
Stunning!! You look great in it!
Tis is seriously stunning. I love it. It suits you beyond measure.
Wow! You look fantastic! The color is great – congratulations!!
Hey, great sweater! (Yes, I am a little slow, why do you ask?)
It was great meeting you too! I sooo miss the fiberly connections at Rhinebeck! I haven’t met anyone who knits here yet, and there’s definitely not an LYS anywhere nearby. So, I read blogs and knit (although much less than I’d like…)
All of the recent FO’s are great, but this is my favorite. It’s perfect on you.
i had to come read your modifications.
i LOVE how you lined the button hole bands.
i really hope mine turns out as beautifully as yours!
Gorgeous sweater. I recently saw someone wearing it and asked about the pattern and she gave me some google tips which found me here. I WANT this pattern! How do I find it? This person commented that it was free on-line? Any tips of how to get it?