THE GRANDMA CARDIGAN
I bought this a couple years ago at a local thrift shop and I just adored her! She is giving me cozy, cottage grandma vibes. She is my inspo cardigan. She sadly has a couple loose threads and fraying on the sleeves. I decided to use her as inspiration for my own creation, the Grandma Cardigan. This cardigan fits snugly on me, so I want to replicate the exact measurements, but I want to give a new floral design. I love most of the flowers in the front panels, so I may replicate/ create something similar to them. The back panel is beautiful, but just not to my tastes. In the Grandma Cardigan, I hope to create a new, magical floral design of my own creation.
Here is a closeup of the cabling done on the bottom hem and is also replicated on the sleeves.
Materials
Size: dont remember at the top of my head
100% cotton
WIP: 8 balls of yarn so far
Cuff hems and bottom hem: lark’s foot track stitch and intertwining cable stitches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHNwLcgizi8
I know the inspo cardigan was knitted, but I am better at crocheting and still learning how to knit. Here is the work I have done far. All the panels and sleeves will be done with slip stitch ribbing. I used Sugar ‘n Cream yarn in the color Ecru (weight: Medium 4). This yarn is definitely bulkier, sturdier, and thicker than in the inspo cardigan, but to me, that means it will also last longer! The Grandma Cardigan will also drape differently on the body as well, but I do not think this will be an issue for me.
Here is the link for the yarn: https://www.joann.com/lily-sugar-n-cream-super-size-solids-yarn/6213318.html
As you can see, I used a different cable pattern for the cuff and bottom hem for the Grandma Cardigan. The stitches shown are lark’s foot track stitches and intertwining cable stitches.
Here is a link to the video I used as a reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHNwLcgizi8
