I started knitting this in March, but didn't finish it until the end of July, and that was really just to get the thing finished, not because I was wanting to wear it. March / April is an ideal time of year for a pale blue woolly cardi, July in a heatwave definitely isn't! Consequently I haven't worn this yet, but I will next Spring.
I didn't use a pattern, other than my standard 'recipe' for 4-ply cardigans - waistline ribbing and body up to the armholes in one piece, fake side seams, split for fronts and back and work them separately, short-row seamed shoulders, knitted on button and neck bands, one-row buttonholes and top down sleeves. The stitch pattern on the fronts is called Harebell (who'd've thought it?) and I forget which of my stitch dictionaries it came from.
The buttons are vintage and came from The Swagman's Daughter - a veritable Aladdin's Cave.
Now waiting for Spring for this to get worn!



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