It’s been close to a year since I finished my pink and green cardigan. I had bought more yarn than I needed for that project, because I had 2 balls of each of the pink yarns (Sandnes Garn Sunday & Tynn Silk Mohair) left after finishing all of the edges and sewing on all of the buttons. Yarn which has been sitting idle in my stash, until the beginning of 2025.
When I drew up my new years resolutions for 2025, I decided that I was going to drastically pare down my yarn stash in order to make room for new acquisitions (part of a broader effort to destash the stuff in my room). Which entailed using up as much of my stash as I could, including 5 “full” skeins.
I thought, seeing how I already have a pink and green number, as well as a solid green one, I would make my next cardigan solid pink. Providing the perfect way to use up the leftovers from the pink/green project. As there were 2-ish balls of each type of yarn left, I bought 4 balls each of the Sunday and Tynn Silk Mohair.
Unlike the pink/green and solid green cardigans, I made the body of the pink one a little longer than the other 2. The pink measured 43.5cm from the cast on edge and sported a bottom edge of approximately 6cm.
As with the other 2 cardigans, doing sewn cast offs is still the bane of my existance. Nevermind that the rolled edge looks more aesthetically pleasing than a “standard” bind off.
Sewing on the buttons was still a stress free affair since I had got the whole routine down pat. Using stitch markers to indicate where your buttons will go has been a lifesaver.
One thing I swear by, no matter what I’m currently working on, is that you should always place stitch markers every 10/20 stitches when the project is on the larger side (like this cardigan) or if you’re worried about messing up the stitch count.
For this cardigan project, I placed silver stitch markers on either side of the sleeves (something already mentioned in the pattern itself), breaking up the rows into “sections”. On top of that, I placed coloured stitch markers every 20 stitches within each section.
Materials & Tools
Yarn: Sandnes Garn Sunday and Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair, both in Powder Pink. I ended up using just over 5 balls of each.
Needles: ChiaoGoo Red Lace Interchangeable needles.
