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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

It's Ready!

Finally! My green mohair sweater is ready for action! And it has a new, more creative name! Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing the Grannie Smith Cardigan.

grannie smith

Grannie Smith Cardigan by Melissa Wehrle

Difficulty:

Advanced

Finished Measurements:
Chest: 32 [34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48]"
Length: 19 [19, 19.5, 19.5, 20, 20.5, 21]"

Materials:
Rowan Kidsilk Haze [70% super kid mohair/30% silk; 229 yds/210, per 25g ball]; color: Jelly 597; 4 [4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] balls
1 pair US size 4 (3.50mm) straight needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
1 pair US size 3 (3.25mm) straight needles
1 US size 3 (3.25mm) double-pointed needle
Waist yarn
Stitch holder
Five 5/8" buttons

Gauge:
25 sts and 32 rows = 4" (10cm) in lace diamond pattern stitch using larger needles




42 comments:

Amy said...

It's absolutely gorgeous -- delicate, but not at all twee. I love the color combination of the yarn and the buttons.

Välklädd said...

It's beautiful! And I love the picture too! It fills my soul with peace!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I've never liked Kidsilk haze jelly but i have to admit it looks amazing used for this cardigan. Excuse my stupidity, but I can't seem to find the Paypal link on your website; where is it? Must have pattern now!!! :)

Stacy said...

I love this! It will go on my to do list once I get done with a couple of looming projects!

Megan said...

Wow Melissa, that is fabulous. I love the colors just as much as the pattern. And those buttons! So elegant and perfectly appropriate for tea time!

carrie said...

oh, it's beautiful! the color, the stitch pattern, the buttons. simply lovely.

Anonymous said...

I love it! Your photoshoot is great, too. Definitely adding this to the queue!

maritza said...

Oooh! Melissa, that sweater is so beautiful. I'm swooning over it all over again. (The buttons are the perfect touch.) The photo looks fabulous, too - you look lovely.

Liz said...

I LOVE IT! I've been looking for a sweater pattern for KSH for awhile and this is IT!

Melissa said...

Shayo,

The buy now button is in the right side bar, right under the small picture and "grannie smith cardigan" $5.00. Maybe it's just not showing up in your browser? I can also email you the pattern manually if you go to paypal and transfer $5 to me at neoknits AT yahoo DOT com.

yahaira said...

wow! gorgeous!!

Carol said...

How beautiful! Love the colors too.

craftoholic said...

It's beautiful! And such a lovely photo of it too.

Anonymous said...

oh geez... something else I have to knit!! Its beautiful, and what a perfect yarn to choose!
Loves it!

Moni said...

I *love* it! I need to make that, I think. AND I have some KSH, too! :)

the knitrider said...

gorgeous!!!

Anonymous said...

GORGEOUS! and I love the pic. :)

goodkarma said...

Yay! How do you do it? Another successful project, with a pattern to boot! I haven't knit with KidSilk Haze yet. How does it feel to wear? Itchy at all? So pretty. Love the color you chose, too. :)

Suzie said...

I love this sweater~it's soooo beautiful. I'll be adding it to my to do list soon. Also, thanks so much for the kind comment you left at my blog. I appreciate it.

seal said...

Of course I had to buy the pattern right away. Anyone insterested in KAL sometime?

Unknown said...

Very pretty sweater. I love the name ... it is perfect!

Anonymous said...

It's wonderful! And in the quintessential, the all time best KSH color. *drool*

the knitrider said...

hey melissa- thanks for hte comment on the baby sweater! i doubt ill get a model shot of it until next winter! shes having her baby in june or july! once again that sweater is just gorgeous!

Gina said...

Gorgeous!

craftymodster said...

Melissa,
I can't believe I am just seeing this for the first time tonight, but I must say how lovely and delicious your new fabulous design is! WOW! You have so much talent (and then some!).xo-anjo

Anonymous said...

holy moly. I love it. And of course, the fact that it is knit up in my FAVORITE color just adds to its beauty. I may have to bump this up in my project list. I'd be interested in doing a knit along!

brewerburns said...

Wow. That is a fantastic cardigan. Very, very nice.

Colette said...

I have been planning on getting this pattern since the first time I saw it - I think it is lovely!

There is a lot of information on special sizing and fitting in BGK -the book was worth it price just for that alone.

Melissa North said...

Please please let there be a KAL for this, I have the yarn in hand and am swatching now. *swoon*

Veronica said...

I really love your pattern -- I just bought a copy and I'm dying to get started. I also just saw the pattern you designed for MagKnits and it's lovely. I hope you keep doing lots of designing! Thanks for the lovely patterns.

Anonymous said...

It is beautiful! I just love it!

Anonymous said...

That cardi is just scrumptious!

xx

Anonymous said...

I wwnt a copy of your Grannie Smioth cardigan pattern but I need to send a money order. Can you do that for me?

Kathryn Noland

I love this pattern and have so many friends knitting it. I want to knit it also.

Melissa said...

Hi Kathryn,

Sure, I would be willing to take a money order. Please contact me at neoknits AT yahoo dot com and I'll give you my address.

Melissa

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pattern, beautiful choice of yarn, beautiful styling--but why a bouillon cup?

Anise Shaw said...

This cardigan has a wonderful colour, almost exactly like some mohair I just bought in Guangdong! I'm making a cardigan out of it too because my old one died...

Thanks for sharing the picture. I'm not sure about the buttons... they make the piece look a little less vintage than I would like.

Anonymous said...

Just found your site and this sweater is going to the top of my queue. Lovely.

Anonymous said...

I just found and love the pattern. I'm wondering how accurate your yarn requirements are. I would probably make a size 36--are 4 skeins truly enough or do I need to splurge for the 5th?

Thanks!

Melissa said...

Anonymous! Sorry I don't know how else to contact you.

I would say the yarn requirements are fairly accurate with some wiggle room for those that knit tighter/looser. I haven't heard any problems with people running out of yarn, so you should be good with the 4 skeins.

Anonymous said...

Your blog is very nice

bollywood girls said...

i like your blog ....

Anonymous said...

Wow! Really nice design. You have such so many dresses for sale. You should seriously consider getting your OWN (not blogspot or wordpress) e-commerce website. It will be an instant hit.