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FO friday - a shrug and some thoughts about closures

I'd seen Kate Davies' St Catherines cardigan around since it was first released in 2020. I didn't have any interest in knitting it and then suddenly, overnight I got obsessed with making it.  Luckily I could scrape together the yarn from my stash, and the dark colour was the oldest yarn in my stash, which was very satisfying to use up. The yarn is proper woolly wool, a mix of Ixchel Tweed, Milloarchy Tweed and Marie Wallace British Breeds. Despite different yardages, they work very nicely together. 

The pattern itself was a fairly straightforward, fun knit. Due to getting injured it took me a month to finish it, which felt very draggy to me, even though I crotchetted three baby cardigans as well. I am a monogamous and focused knitter, and when something drags me off that path, I don't like it. 

I do like the finished garment. I had thought to wear it open, but because of the collar shaping it likes to sit backwards on the shoulders, so it requires some sort of closure. The first time I wore it I was at work, so I used a spare DPN - not so pretty, but quite functional. 

I like it as modelled here, with a metal spiral that I bought as a cable needle. It works quite well, and means my cardigan will stay done up, and I'll always have a cable needle to hand! (Sorry the photos don't show the closure well, I failed to direct my photographer appropriately. 

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  1. Sonia10 February, 2024

    I love your cardigan Sharon, the shaping looks excellent. If you need a 'closure' recommendation, have you seen Jul's Designs? https://juldesigns.com/ she's got all types

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  2. Ruth12 February, 2024

    Beautiful sweater and perfect for so many outfits. I personally like the closure you selected.

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