This sweater makes me want a giant orange soda. Well, I don’t really drink much soda, but I make an exception for the occasional cream soda, birch beer, ginger ale, and orange soda. Homemade lavender and cardamom sodas are also exceptions to this.
But I digress. Here is my finished Goodale cardigan. I LOVE IT. Like I want to dance around and yelp and exclaim, love it. The yarn is Frogtree Pediboo in Marigold. I added length to the body (about 6.5 inches after blocking). When I worked the collar, it seemed like my picked up stitches better matched the numbers of the smallest size, rather than the 34″ bust size I was making. I just went with it. It didn’t seem important enough to try to add the extra stitches.
The buttons are held together with an i-cord that’s not sewn down on either side. I will probably anchor the i-cord on one side because I have a feeling that’s something that might get lost.
One consequence of adding some length to the body could be that the part of the flap that forms the pocket might roll more since it has a longer length to travel. I can live with this. If it gets to me, I might stitch it down a little in the middle, very lightly, but I doubt it will come to that.
Overall it was a really easy knit, without so much finishing that I put it off for ages. I did not finish this in time for our family photos last weekend, but I ended up wearing my Liesl and Damask, and Zooey wore her Little Sister’s Dress. I think they all coordinated well. It was a chilly morning. Sadly, Matt did not have any knitwear to sport for the photos. We will have to take more photos in the fall when we all have matching sweaters!
This is really pretty 🙂
I love it! So summery!
Very nice pockets! Congrats!
I LOVE the pockets!! What a wonderful idea!
This is lovely and fits you beautifully! Are you wearing a clover stitchmarker as an earing? Love the idea!
Thanks! Yes, that’s a stitch marker in my ear. Just one. I kept losing just one of my earrings and it seemed like a good substitute. Plus, it’s a great way to meet knitters. 🙂
Love, love, love your new cardigan. What a fabulous summery color and it looks great on you!
It looks so comfy and friendly! I love it!
That is such a pretty cardigan, and I love the bright colour for summer! Looks amazing on you.
This looks fantastic. Simple, flattering, elegant and sunny! I love the clasp and the way the buttons look like they’re rotating!
You did an amazing job, and you look great in it! The color is so happy, love it.
I LOVE this! It’s such a fabulous color, and the length looks perfect! What a happy sweater!
Love it! The pockets, the color, the finishing (although, yeah, sew that down so you don’t lose it!). This is such an elegantly clever design.
I really love all the details about this: the fit, the pocket, the closure, the stitching, the color. It looks really good on you! -Nizzy
What a perfect summer cardigan. I love the way the pockets flow out of the fronts.
I like your sweater! Turned out great yoy are so talented.
Thanks, Mom!
This pattern has been in my Ravelry faves for ages and yours is lovely! Also loving the earring, that’s one way to make sure there’s always a sm to hand 🙂
Thanks for popping over to admire my daughter’s rainbow cardigan.
Kate
Goodale seems like a knit I will wear for a long time. I’ve really enjoyed it so far.