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I was in the mood to knit a sweater to add to Athena’s wardrobe, so I hit up Qute, the Etsy shop of my favorite designer of American Girl doll knitting patterns. I picked out the Penelope cardigan, which is a little different than what I might normally pick, but I have been watching a lot of Bridgerton lately and I think the name of the pattern influenced my choice…
Read more about this cardigan and my thoughts on Reverse Stockinette Stitch in my blog post here!
WIP Pics
Project Details
Pattern: “Penelope 18 Inch American Girl Round Yoke Cardigan” by Steph Wylie (buy on Ravelry or Etsy)
Yarn: Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Fingering in Mulberry Heather
Materials & Items in my Photos
- U.S. size 1.5 (2.5mm) circular needles (I’m using my purple-cable nickel-plated fixed circs from Knit Picks, but they’ve been discontinued, womp womp) and my Karbonz DPN needles for the sleeves.
- Purple Stitch Saver Cord (look for a big spool of it on Amazon or your craft store, usually called barber cord or just “2mm Rubber Tubing”; it’s also sold at yarn stores under the brand name Purl Strings.)
- I’m new to the world of wearing reading glasses and I was wearing the drugstore kind low on my nose so I could look down and see my knitting but look up and see the TV. I looked pretty silly so I invested in these progressive readers from Peepers and I really like them for knitting. Plus, they are teal to match Athena’s glasses!
Notes & Such
- In retrospect, putting the sleeve stitches on the 2mm stitch saver cord was a bad idea… I’ve never tried using on a project with small diameter needles and they were very hard to get on and off the cord. Next time, I’ll just use scrap yarn.