A Change in Plans

Project – Fair Isle Cardigan
Bernat Pattern Book #530198 Ready Set Snow
Yarn – Bernat Softee Chunky in Grey Ragg, Grape, Grass, Teal, Aqua
Blogger – DinaPurls

So while I was working on the collar of my cardigan, it dawned on me that I wasn’t too keen on zippers.  Buttons suit me better (actually I’ve been torn between buttons and zippers since the start of the project).  My problem: I had already started the collar (and had worked almost 5 inches worth of the total 10 inches  required).

Time for more rip, rip, ripping–yet again!  To prevent the loss of any stitches, I threaded a much smaller circular needle through the second row (you might be able to see it in the previous picture).  And then the collar was no more. **sniff, sniff**

The above photo might look as if nothing was holding those stitches, but my needle cable was there somewhere.  Then I picked up the stitches along the front edges.  Using the same 2 x 2 ribbing used throughout the sweater, I worked 7 rows (with buttonholes on one side spaced about every 12-13 stitches apart). With button bands completed, I went back to the collar.  This time I made sure to pick up extra stitches along the tops of the button bands.  What do y’all think?

Overall, I really do like the change.  Not sure yet about what sort of buttons to use.  I could cover all of them in knitted fabric (like the one in the pattern book), but maybe I can find something unique when I travel to the city.  So for now, my cardigan shall remain buttonless.

And I couldn’t be happier.

DinaPurls