FO: Caterina Cardigan By Louisa Harding Venezia

It was a love at first sight with this cardigan from the Venezia by Louisa Harding.  I just fell in love with the feminine details of this design…the ruffles, the colour, the style…I just love it.  I chose Lang Pearl for this project and made it into a long sleeves.  The result is not as great as I expected because the yarn shreds a lot; but the style of the cardigan is just to die for! However, I couldn’t find any errata available on the net and I noticed a couple mistakes. One was at the chart which made the pattern unbalanced. I didn’t notice when I was knitting the back until I was at the armhole so I didn’t fix it. I only fixed the front and sleeves. One other small mistake was the switching of needles was missed.

I just love ruffles…..

I got these lovely handmade buttons from Romni…they’re all the way from South Africa:

Here’s how it looks on me. I made it into a fitted cardigan.

FO: Caterina Cardigan by Louisa Harding Venezia
Yarn: Lang Pearl in light pink 6 balls
Needles: 4mm and 5mm

My next project is a lace project - Icarus shawl in the IK Summer 06. This is Alapca from the Twist Fino. I love the colour combination it’s dominant in orange, with a touch of yellow and brown. The yarn is so soft to touch and incredibly light.

The yarn is fine and a lace project takes a lot of concentration. I suspect it will be a long project. In the mean time, I am wondering if I should start another easy going one to keep me sane. Last picture to share: