Striped Cardigan
The basic black of knitting, except not at all. Is there such a thing as basic barrier island?
I'm so pleased with the details on this one - when simplicity's the thing, details become paramount. So things like perfectly matched thread for almost-invisible buttonhole reinforcement, handmade wooden buttons on thread shanks, doubled neck and button bands for stability, and the discovery of the perfect puckerless bind-off for hems (the modified standard bind-off I described in the fall IK lace piece, with a YO after every other stitch) feel very good indeed.
Pattern: My own (if you can call it that, which I doubt)
Yarn: Phildar Crochet, in colors 0004 (atoll) and 0001 (beige)
Yardage: 4 50 gram balls (about 1000 yards) atoll, 1.25 50 gram balls (about 250 yards) beige
Yarn Source: All About Yarn
Needles: 2.75mm (US 2) Inox Grey circulars and 3.00mm Inox Grey circulars
Gauge: 7 stitches/inch
Modifications: --
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It was a good week. Back to work!
Comments
Beatiful! The details were realy perfekt. And what nice pictures, the sea, the beach and the horses.
I better check that bindoff out. I must confess; I have not read your piece in IK jet.
Posted by: Evamitz | August 13, 2006 04:05 PM
Oh, that's so charming! It looks really professional and it suits you very well!
Good job.
Posted by: Heidi | August 13, 2006 04:09 PM
Seriously girl - I don't want to hate you but you make it really really hard. ;-) (I'm kidding for all you serious minded folks out there - well, sort of.)
GORGEOUS! Beyond gorgeous. You are extraordinarily talented at this knitty stuff. Thank you for sharing your work.
Posted by: Cara | August 13, 2006 04:13 PM
Perfect simplicity. Going to check my IK issue. Love the horses.
Posted by: Debbie | August 13, 2006 04:18 PM
What a great fitting cardigan, it's beautiful on you. And I love your hair, too!
Posted by: Carin | August 13, 2006 04:21 PM
Your cardigan is really great !
It suits you perfectly ...BRAVO ;o)
Posted by: emeline | August 13, 2006 04:34 PM
Beautiful! Gorgeous colors, pattern and finishing. Hope you had a stellar vacation.
Posted by: Beebs | August 13, 2006 04:38 PM
I aspire to your level of finishing ability.
Is that the Dutch coronet in action? I tried doing it on my own mass of unruly hair. If I can actually manage to complete the braid, it is indeed sturdy and wonderful. The problem is, I seem to lack the hand-hair coordination to braid without making a mess.
Posted by: Yvonne | August 13, 2006 04:43 PM
love it! Hey.. come knit with us tomorrow!
Posted by: Coleen | August 13, 2006 04:57 PM
Looks like you had a lovely time at the beach. What beautiful details.
Welcome back!
Posted by: kitty kitty | August 13, 2006 05:05 PM
i adore the simplicity of this cardigan. so practical but modern. pictures are gorgeous!
Posted by: blossom | August 13, 2006 05:14 PM
Beautiful! Of course.
Posted by: --Deb | August 13, 2006 05:23 PM
I love this...it is so basic to the point of being unusual...is that possible. I really like the sleeve length. I hate puching up my sleeves but I do not like the all the way to my wrist...never happy.
Posted by: Darci | August 13, 2006 05:39 PM
What a beautifully skilled execution of a perfectly updated wardrobe basic. I love the deep ribbing, 3/4 length sleeves, and closely spaced buttons (gaps are evil).
Posted by: Paula | August 13, 2006 05:49 PM
My ponies! I love my Assateague ponies....
We missed you last week - hope to see you soon!
Posted by: Amie | August 13, 2006 05:55 PM
I love the sweater. It looks very lovely on you. Very simple and beautiful, and might I add that the color's lovely on you as well? Beautiful ponies!
Posted by: Crystal | August 13, 2006 06:19 PM
Pretty cardi..
Posted by: Jennifer- jcyarns | August 13, 2006 06:31 PM
That is a gorgeous pattern and the colors are great. Any chance you'll be offering the pattern for sale at some point?
Posted by: Kristen | August 13, 2006 06:32 PM
Love it - hope it is included in the book or sooner!
Posted by: Marsha | August 13, 2006 06:36 PM
the sweater is lovely, so is that beach!
Posted by: melissa | August 13, 2006 06:47 PM
Lovely! It fits you perfectly, and the tan keeps the turquoise from being too...Palm Beach, Lilly Pulitzer, etc. Were you on the Outer Banks? Those ponies look familiar; I spent a summer out there observing them (well, some like them) for my college thesis.
Posted by: Angela | August 13, 2006 07:04 PM
You know a cardigan is a winner when it's simple, elegant, and matches your bathing suit perfectly. It's beautiful! And the first ocean photo is perfection.
Posted by: salamander | August 13, 2006 07:07 PM
I just discovered your site and I am so pleased that I did. I also think, like many others, that I found the world's most perfect knitter. What a beautiful cardigan, color, fit, etc. I hope that you share the pattern with us soon!
Posted by: Charlotte Nielsen | August 13, 2006 07:09 PM
Another fantastic creation. You are such an inspiration to me:)
Posted by: Barb | August 13, 2006 07:21 PM
Wow, gorgeous! You're totally right, the little details totally make the cardi rock!
Posted by: Karin | August 13, 2006 07:45 PM
lovely!! i was just at the beach this week and you're making me so sad that i'm back home BUT excited to knit something new!! I cannot wait for the Winter IK for your fair isle!!!!!
Posted by: margaux | August 13, 2006 07:51 PM
truly a beautiful sweater.
Posted by: maryse | August 13, 2006 07:54 PM
It's lovely!
Posted by: Jennifer | August 13, 2006 08:05 PM
Assateague/Chincoteague? Used to work there (if you can call it that) at the National Park. :)
Posted by: Carrie | August 13, 2006 08:10 PM
Beautiful and it looks so gorgeous on you. Wonderful photos, too, kudos to your photographer.
Posted by: shelly | August 13, 2006 08:10 PM
It's gorgeous and where did you buy that skirt?
I loved Assateague National Seashore and I'm jealous that you live closer to it than I do.
Posted by: stephania | August 13, 2006 08:18 PM
Amazing creation, as always!
Posted by: Laurence | August 13, 2006 08:38 PM
oh eunny! thats wonderful! glad you had a relaxing vacation :)
Posted by: emily | August 13, 2006 08:45 PM
We're not worthy! We're not worthy to be on the same planet as your genius! ;-) That sweater is stunning. I love the colors and it looks fantastic on you. Kudos once again on a beautiful project exquisitely done.
Hey - I may be going to All About Yarn tomorrow afternoon. Small world! :-)
Posted by: Mary | August 13, 2006 09:42 PM
It's so lovely! Impeccable details. I would love to knit it-when will the stripped cardigan be available to purchase?
Posted by: brooke | August 13, 2006 09:49 PM
very cute! very summer.
:-)
Posted by: hPNY knits | August 13, 2006 10:05 PM
Beautiful sweater and the beach looks so relaxing.
Posted by: Barbp | August 13, 2006 10:14 PM
so simple and yet so beautiful. It just look so gorgeous with the beach as the backdrop.
Posted by: Hooney | August 13, 2006 10:55 PM
I'm in LOVE WITH THAT CARTIGAN! I absolutely love the colors and the design!! :-)
Posted by: Anna | August 13, 2006 11:03 PM
im so jealous of your beach trip, and you look fab in that adorable sweater. light blue and brown are my favorite combo and it was so well pulled off. congrats, seriously!
Posted by: rachael | August 13, 2006 11:46 PM
this is beautiful! your vacation looked lovely. good work! :)
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho | August 14, 2006 12:05 AM
gorgeous! i love the pics too!
Posted by: shoofly | August 14, 2006 12:26 AM
Perfect, gorgeous ! Tu es la meilleure !
Posted by: niqui | August 14, 2006 02:22 AM
Of course you can call it your pattern. So much is in the details and the details are perfect. I just wish I could knit a sweater that fitted so well, let alone design one.
It's simple but oh, so lovely.
Posted by: alice | August 14, 2006 04:23 AM
You've done it again, Eunny! Tres mignon! What a beautiful little cardie. I love the 3/4 sleeves. Will you be making this pattern available for purchase. I know I'd be interested.
Posted by: Aimee | August 14, 2006 05:27 AM
Your sweater is gorgeous!! I love the details of the finishing. Will the pattern be available soon? Hopefully, before the end of summer. It is perfect for the cool evenings.
Posted by: Loren | August 14, 2006 07:00 AM
The sweater is lovely, and it looks great on you. And the finishing is sensational.
Tell us more about the buttonhole. Did you do a regular knitted buttonhole and then go around the edge in thread? Did you leave live stitches and then use the buttonhole stitch using thread to secure the live stitches? I've yet to find a buttonhole I really like, but yours is one I'd like to emulate.
Posted by: marjorie | August 14, 2006 07:20 AM
it looks so very very good! i even start thinking of my first striped sweater or cardigan :D
p.s. the first picture is just like from a magazine! cool!
Posted by: rabbit | August 14, 2006 07:44 AM
Look at those beautiful buttonholes! I just faked my way through my first buttonholes and they look NOTHING like your beauties. Perhaps that can give you a topic for one of your sidebar tutorials?
Posted by: The Purloined Letter | August 14, 2006 08:21 AM
Eunny - you knit all sorts of wonderful things, but somehow, I love this simple sweater the best. Fantastic! And beautiful colors too. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Nancy Hart | August 14, 2006 08:38 AM
Impeccably lovely, as always. I'm still waiting impatiently for my IK to arrive up here in Canada - more than ever now, b/c that bind-off looks very very useful.
Posted by: Ruth | August 14, 2006 08:49 AM
Very nice! Really looks good on you. The colors are charming!
Posted by: Alison | August 14, 2006 09:30 AM
Just beautiful! Lovely interplay of knitted fabric and shaping with a dash of color added in.
Posted by: keri | August 14, 2006 10:00 AM
Simple cardigan
No cables, no fancy lace
Buttonholes galore!
Everything you knit looks perfect. Like Cara says, I want to hate you, but....LOL
Posted by: Kathy | August 14, 2006 10:04 AM
I'll join the chorus - beautiful cardigan, lovely photo styling. Just amazing. Wish I had the talent/time to design like this.
Posted by: Jenni | August 14, 2006 10:14 AM
Such a perfect fit! It's absolutely exquisite.
Posted by: B | August 14, 2006 10:52 AM
Forget Interweave. Start your own magazine. Your photographs are gorgeous. You already cover most of the departments (Letters, Tips and Tricks, Editor's Column, Patterns, etc.) Throw in a book review or two and the occasional story on a particular fiber, spinnery, or knitter, and you've got "Eunny Knits." I WILL subscribe.
You could deliver it electronically. How about Biannually? Could you come up with 3-4 patterns and the rest of the content?
Chew on it...
Posted by: doulicia | August 14, 2006 11:25 AM
Well, yes, me too. All of the above, everybody's right? I especially love the idea of your own magazine/newsletter. I would definitely subscribe to something like that.
Posted by: julia | August 14, 2006 11:41 AM
That is delightful. You never fail to impress, truly.
Posted by: Christina | August 14, 2006 11:48 AM
Very pretty. I love it. I also love that top picture of you, at the beach. Very nice photography work that.
Posted by: jennifer | August 14, 2006 12:14 PM
Lovely sweater! Just gorgeous - colours, everything. I so enjoy your work here!
Posted by: meg | August 14, 2006 12:52 PM
Everybody loves Assateague!
Posted by: KathyB | August 14, 2006 01:23 PM
the stripes are absolutely delicious!
Posted by: heather | August 14, 2006 01:34 PM
The cardigan is amazing - It's a perfect fit and the buttons are fabulous.
Posted by: Macoco | August 14, 2006 01:56 PM
I just got the Fall IK yesterday! Congratulations again.
The cardi is beautiful, as is the setting.
Posted by: E to the M | August 14, 2006 02:07 PM
What a great cardi! I love the details..honestly I never thought about reinforcing the buttonholes. I have always disliked how that stretch out of shape. BTW, your article was wonderful! I'm in the process of knitting the sleeves of a lacy cardi I designed. I've been very intimated by the sleeve due to more shaping than the body pieces. Now I feel confident enough to tackle those sleeves! Thanks!
Posted by: Evelyn | August 14, 2006 02:30 PM
Your cardigan turned out beautifully.
A great fit and I love the buttons. It's the details that make or a break a project.
Posted by: Dorothy B | August 14, 2006 02:37 PM
Oh wow! I -love- this cardigan!
Posted by: Tania A | August 14, 2006 02:52 PM
Absolutely stunning as usual, and yet another I'd love to have a pattern for if you decide to release it.
Posted by: artemis | August 14, 2006 03:43 PM
I am so looking forward to your books!! Your patterns are always so wonderful, the details amazing.
Posted by: Bev | August 14, 2006 05:19 PM
It's adorable, Eunny! You are a diety among mere knitters.
Posted by: tracy | August 14, 2006 08:07 PM
Another beautiful creation, Eunny. :D
Glad you had a great vacation. I am so in need of one myself. Maybe one day...
Did you do any knitting while you were away or did you take a break to just enjoy your surroundings?
Posted by: KnittyOtter | August 14, 2006 08:13 PM
Gorgeous, Eunny! I love the color combination and the wonderful details. The photos are beautiful, too. You're an inspiration!
Posted by: Elizabeth | August 14, 2006 09:06 PM
Gorgeous, Eunny! I love the color combination and the wonderful details. The photos are beautiful, too. You're an inspiration!
Posted by: Elizabeth | August 14, 2006 09:07 PM
Beautiful colours and the finishing touches are awesome. As to that modified bind-off is it in IKFall2005 or 2006? I don't have 2005 and would really like to try it.
Thanks.
Posted by: Charles | August 14, 2006 09:53 PM
Oh Eunny! One word.....BEAUTIFUL!!
Posted by: Alyson | August 14, 2006 11:06 PM
Good color combination :) Love the outcame, as usual you did a great job :)
Did you some cutting for the buttonhole (something like steeking)?
Posted by: Tanti | August 15, 2006 06:11 AM
What a beautiful cardigan on size 2 needles...wow!
Posted by: Cheri | August 15, 2006 08:30 AM
Um, well I'd call it a pattern. And if you ever decide to publish it, I'd love to buy it. It might just end my search for the perfect cardigan. :)
Posted by: Philippa | August 15, 2006 12:47 PM
Welcome back, Eunny ;) Nice to see your beach pictures! Hopefully the bugs didn't bite too bad at Assateague! (they did when I was there in June!) The new cardi is quite brilliant!
Posted by: Lolly | August 15, 2006 07:23 PM
It's a fabulous cardigan! I especially like the way you matched the sleeve stripes - very clever!
Posted by: Lyn | August 16, 2006 12:06 PM
Oh, also, so nicely modeled - great location!
Posted by: lyn | August 16, 2006 12:07 PM
Picked up the new IK, and finally got to read your article. Great job! I am just trying lace, and your article is going to be a big help.
Posted by: Crystal | August 16, 2006 01:01 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: Rachel | August 16, 2006 02:03 PM
It's really lovely and the colours are great.
Posted by: gabby | August 17, 2006 04:29 AM
I am soooo glad I discovered your site! VERY inspiring! You do fabulous work. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
Posted by: BusyHSmom | August 17, 2006 10:28 AM
Very very sweet.
Posted by: Pip | August 17, 2006 06:12 PM
I love the little details
the colors remind me of your beachy jaywalkers
Posted by: yahaira | August 17, 2006 06:38 PM
Hi, I just stumbled upon this blog and am happy to have done so. That is amazing work. Gorgeous.
Posted by: rachel | August 18, 2006 03:26 PM
Please Please Please make this one available! I'm so ready to learn to match the stripes on the armscye with the set in sleeves!
Posted by: Julsey | August 21, 2006 11:37 AM
Lovely detailing indeed. And the beach and pony picture - wonderful!
Posted by: Chris | August 25, 2006 11:12 PM
I always prefer the simple things like this cardigan. It's so beautiful. The colours are well choosen. Can you share with us how the button hole is done? I like that detail.
Posted by: Zita | August 26, 2006 04:41 PM
Your work is awesome. What a gift you have. Inspiring!
Posted by: Wanda | August 29, 2006 03:35 PM
So cute, and so my colours.
Posted by: Sharon | August 31, 2006 10:26 AM
I love this sweater!
Posted by: BananaKnits | September 6, 2006 02:53 PM