This project brought out the duffer in me

Not sure what exactly it was about my green cardi, but whenever I did anything with it, it seemed to suck the common sense right out of me.

First it was not getting the fronts even, then it was forgetting that I could take passable flash photos using the external flash bought from a recent school fete for the princely sum of five dollars.

So, the Tyrolean, or Duffer, Cardigan is now finished.

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Tyrolean Cardigan from Vintage Knits by Sarah Dallas
4.25 balls of Panda Pure Wool, dark green
3.25 and 4.00 mm needles
Start: August 2008
Finish: June 2009
Ravelryed here

Overall, I’m quite happy with it. The bobbles look good, it’s warm (very important now it’s getting proper cold here), and the buttons match well. I suspect that I may have mentioned it in a previous post, but the yarn and buttons were stash, and I already had the book. That in itself pleases me as much as the finished product!

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The only modification made to the pattern was to lengthen it slightly to accommodate my longish body. The cardigan body is a perhaps a bit boxy for my body, but that’s easily solved by only using the buttons around the waist. If I were to do it over again, waist shaping a la the non-cropped, non-tryst vest might be a better option for me. That said, I’m sure this is something I’ll be wearing a lot.


6 Responses to “This project brought out the duffer in me”

  1. sam Says:

    Wow, it is really nice. I do prefer this version over the one you link to. It looks great on, the colour is a lovely rich shade, and those bobbles are cute! Hooray for a new warm woolly!

  2. bells Says:

    Oh isn’t that nice? That an example of bobbles working well. There are many where they don’t but they look great. It’s lovely!

  3. Shelley Says:

    Wow, I real live Tyro! I’ve been eyeing out the pattern in Vintage Knits for a while now, Just wasn’t too sure about the bobbles.

    It certainly does look good on you. Congrats!

  4. Kylie Says:

    the bobble detail is lovely – gives a fantastic dimension and texture to the cardigan. and those buttons are just superb! I’m sure this is destined for much wear 😉

  5. Michelle Says:

    Love it! The colour, the bobbles, the buttons – everything.

  6. Christine Says:

    Looks great! Congrats on overcoming the duffer-ness :p

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