Marble Cardi

  Last night I cast off a bazillion 386 stitches from the collar, seamed the sides and sleeves, wove in the ends and thereby completed the Marble Cardi.  I somewhat apprehensively tried it on, and was happy to discover that it fits and I like it.  I wore it to work today, and before dinner enlisted Joe to take take blog pictures.  Not the best pictures of me (I'm in desperate need of a haircut and my hairdresser has been on vacation), I need to loose some of those extra pounds I've put on, and I have a dumb look on my face.  Hence the smaller pictures so that I don't have to look too closely at myself, but you can click if you want to have a better look at the sweater.

Specs: 
Pattern: SRK 81, Marble Cardi from the SRK Collection by Kertzer.

Yarn: James C. Brett Marble.  I had 6 (100 gram) skeins, used some from each skein, but could probably have gotten away with 5 skeins, considering the amount left on two of them.

Started:  March 12.  Completed:  April 26.

Comments: Love how this yarn knits up, but didn't really like knitting it.  The ball band indicates that it "knits to most DK patterns."  Unfortunately, I'm a loose knitter and always have to go way down in needle size.  I used a 2.5 mm needle for this sweater in order to acheive gauge, which is the size I typically use for DK yarns.  This yarn seems much thicker than DK, and I found it very small for these little needles.  And I used a 2.0 mm needle for the ribbing.  Said addi turbo needles are now rather bent.  If I were to use this yarn again, I'd probably pick a baby item or worsted weight pattern.

Comments

[monica]

I've seen that yarn at my LYS and thought it was worsted weight. It knits very nicely and I like it on you!

[Vera]

Wonderful job on the cardi. The colors looks great on you.

[Barb]

Marble Cardi really turned out nicely. Great fit and color on you. That's a lot of stitches!

[Bliss]

Beautiful color and it looks so good on you! I like the shaping of the cardi too.

[Julie]

Oh that looks wonderful! It's a great color on you and the collar thing is really flattering. Love it! :)

[Joan]

Oooh I really like that. You look great in it. I never saw that yarn before. Outstanding!

[Karen]

Very nice cardi! The color is great on you and it fits perfectly! That is a new yarn to me...I'm going to google it and check it out. Enjoy it! :)

[wendy g]

I love your cardi and especially the color. Have a great weekend.

[Bets]

Those colors look fantastic on you, it really is a cute sweater! I have the yarn (maroon) and pattern to make this in the fall, thanks for the tips.

[Paula]

Beautiful. Great looking sweater, don't often see you in blue it looks good.

[beth]

Stunning!! you look great in it!!! enjoy.

[Peg]

Beautiful, Brenda!

[Uli]

It looks fabulous. Now I want to cast on for mine. The blue is very nice on you and you look just fine!!!! Have a great weekend.

[Shelley]

The sweater is great and looks really good on you. You did a good job.

[PJ]

Great job!!! I just love the colors you chose for your projects! Love the fit of it, too!

[Traci]

Great job on the Cardi. Nice color on you.

Happy Knitting !

Traci

[Dorothy]

You are way too hard on yourself. Both you and the sweater are lovely. That is an especially nice color on you!

[Jenanne]

Oh, that's gorgeous Brenda. You show it off to great effect! I think I'd like it, in a solid perhaps, for myself. Now to see if I can (a) find the pattern and (b) afford it. I probably have some yarn here I could dig up to knit it... Hrmmmm...

[Suzanne]

I dig it, Brenda! That is one cute cardi!

[Christina]

Beautiful cardi! The colors look wonderful on you.

[evelyn]

Brenda,

I recognize that Marble yarn! it looks just fabulous on you!