Anyway, this cardigan. I've had this wool (Malabrigo Sock in Terracota) in my stash for a while now and eventually started knitting this pattern in October. However, I was also knitting a jumper for my daughter, a pram set for my granddaughter, and a couple of baby hats at the same time (plus I also started another vintage jumper which I haven't made much progress on yet), so it took rather longer than normal to get it finished.
But finished it now is, and I'm really pleased with it.
I made a few changes to the pattern as written - the first one was to knit the body in one piece up to the armholes rather than as a back and two fronts. Unfortunately, I did all the waistline ribbing before realising that I hadn't put any buttonholes in (in the pattern the buttonbands are knitted as you go rather than added afterwards). This was my fault entirely for knitting on autopilot - I always pick up and knit buttonbands. So, back to the beginning and start again with fewer stitches so that I could add the buttonband later. I figured since I'd already forgotten to add the buttonholes once, I didn't want to chance forgetting again!
I also charted the lace pattern and changed a couple of the increases to make the pattern symmetrical. I've found this sometimes in other vintage patterns - they don't always use mirrored increases - or decreases for that matter. What else? Fewer side seam increases, short row shoulders and top down plain sleeves.
The buttons came from a visit to the Vintage Village in Stockport last year, or possibly even 2015. I thought they'd go with this wool and bought them on spec - they turned out to be a great match!
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