I worked on this Carbeth Cardigan quietly in the background during our spring break trip to New Orleans and for a short time after. Lately it seems like lots of my knitting doesn’t make it to Instagram or this blog as often as I’m knitting it. Ah, life.

These photos are not my favorite poses, but when you take pictures with a remote and a tripod in your bathroom mid day because that’s the best light, you’re rolling the dice. I picked the ones that had the clearest shots of the sweater and faces that didn’t look like I was a blur.

I love this cardigan so far. I used Kelbourne Woolens Scout in Sunflower Heather. It took about 5 full skeins for the 41″ chest size. I made this pretty close to exactly as specified. I don’t often make cropped sweaters, but they’re growing on me. I think this is a great piece to transition into spring. April in Arkansas is wildly unpredictable. Last week we had some 80 degree weather, some 37 degree weather, and today we’re back to mid 50 degree weather. You just never know.

My only gripe with this cardigan is holding two strands of yarn together. I think if I made it again I would just go with Aran weight yarn instead. The designer recommends that as an option. I was really into this color, so I held it doubled. When I finished the sweater I noticed all kinds of spots where I had accidentally dropped one of the strands for a single (or a few) stitches. I’m annoyed by this, but it’s also my own doing. I fixed as many as I noticed along the way, but there are plenty left. I doubt anyone else will see these, and I can always weave another strand into those places if it really bugs me.

Kate Davies, the designer, also recommends going up a size if in doubt about sizing. I like the way this fits mostly, but when the buttons are all buttoned there is a gap between the top two. Maybe that wouldn’t happen in a larger size. Who knows. I love it anyway.