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FO: Classic Silk Open Cardi

And we even had a nice, reasonably warm day for a photograph.

Pattern: Classic Silk Open Cardi, from Classic Elite #9098 New Harbor
Yarn: Classic Elite Classic Silk, 7 skeins, color 6906
Needles: US 6 and US 4 (4 mm and 3.5 mm)
Size: Small
Ravelry: Project page, pattern page
Modifications: Made the body and the sleeves about an inch longer, [...]

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New Project

While blocking the last sleeve of the cardigan, I cast on for another project. As if I didn’t have enough stockinette to deal with, I started Citron.

In exactly the yarn and colorway the pattern uses – Malabrigo Lace in “Lettuce”. I’ve lusted after this colorway ever since seeing Eliza’s Feather Duster in Handpaintedyarn.com’s laceweight. I’ve [...]

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WIP Wednesday

I know y’all think I’m so fast that my Open Silk Cardi is probably finished.
But not quite. All of that 1×1 rib on the 3″ front band took a long time.

Still one more sleeve (and the seaming) to go.
I’m hoping to finish it up by tomorrow night, but then it will need to be blocked [...]

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Two More Days, Two More Pieces

Left and right fronts of the Classic Silk Open Cardi are done.

Don’t hate me because I’m fast.
It’s actually not quite as impressive as it looks. Each front only took about 3 hours. And there’s actually still a lot of knitting left for the front pieces, because there’s a 3″ band that goes along the front [...]

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Moving Quickly

Blink, and you might miss it.

The back of the Classic Silk Open Cardi is done.

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