FO: XO Raglan Cardigan

I have exciting news!  I finally finished my sweater!!!  As a reminder, I made the XO Raglan Cardigan, from the Winter 2009/10 issue of Vogue Knitting magazine.  According to the notes in my Ravelry project, this sweater took me 4 years to the day to complete.  I cast on February 6, 2010 and sewed the final button on February 6, 2014.

I actually finished the knitting over 6 months ago.  It took me this long to get the pieces sewn together and the buttons put on.  I was a little scared to do the seaming as I had never done it before, and a bad job of it could have ruined my sweater.  It was tedious, and I took my time, but it’s finally done!  I got my buttons from Benno’s Buttons & Trimmings.

The fit of my new sweater is great.  For a first sweater, I am very pleased.  I adjusted the pattern a bit to make somewhere between a size M and size L.  I credit my sewing experience with giving me the confidence to alter a knitting pattern for fit.  My only complaint (and it is minor) is that the sleeves are a little loose below my elbow.

I love my new sweater!  I learned a ton doing this project, and fulfilled a lifelong dream to knit myself a sweater.

Details

Pattern:  XO Raglan Sweater by Tanis Gray.  Available in the Winter 2009/10 issue of Vogue Knitting magazine.

Yarn:  Rowan Classic Silk Wool DK in Greenhorn.  It is 50% merino wool and 50% silk.  I bought it at Jimmy Beans Wool.

See my Ravelry project for additional pictures (you must be a Ravelry member to see them).