Dolman Tweed One-Piece Sweater

I altered this sweater, too. It is knitted in one piece starting at the bottom, up over the top and down the other side. Originally, it was short sleeved. After trying to wear it, I decided that it would be more useful with long sleeves, so I picked up stitches and extended the sleeves to full length. It is an oversize sweater, very comfortable.

The yarn is Bernat Tweedsome in Mahogany Tweed. There was no pattern, it was designed from a calculation worksheet in Easy Knitting, KP Books, p. 218.

Sunset Ridge Cardigan

I shortened this sweater, too, and I shortened the sleeves. I love the yarn and the color, even the pattern, but, the knit stretches so much that the gauge was off. I had to make it much smaller. It seems to fit me, now.

The yarn is Bernat Softee Chunky in Carnival.

Peacock Spots Cardigan

This cardigan is my own design, with the addition of a stranded/intarsia yoke that used a modification of Kaffe Fassett's chart called "Peacock Spots". The sweater was originally 4 1/2 inches longer. I shortened it this week and added a new bottom ribbing. It fits and looks much better, now. The yarn is a combination of left-over Caron Simply Soft and some unlabeled bargain yarn from the Bemidji Woolen Mill. The buttons are special. My daughter gave them to me as a gift. They are reconstructed "Pilgrim" buttons that originated in the Middle Ages.