Pattern: Comfy Cardi from Crochet Me: Designs the Fuel the Crochet Revolution
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, 10 skeins
Hook: US C Clover Soft touch
Size made: 32
Notes: I cannot for the life of me decide what I want to say about this one. Yes, the arms are too big (a common problem for me – no more sweaters without set in sleeves or at least a raglan!) But on the other hand… I’m darned proud that I actually managed to finish this thing. And it’s totally wearable too – it’s work appropriate, soft, and relatively warm. I really enjoyed every second of making it. But those sleeves… I advise anyone making this thing to measure yourself carefully, and then consider if you need to adjust the size. They are huuuuge on me, more so than they look in the pictures. Still, my Dollar and a half cardigan has huge sleeves too, and I wear it every week. And yay- I finished a crocheted sweater – I even crocheted the ribbing! It’s not as neat looking as knitted ribbing, but it is surprisingly stretchy (my last experience with crocheted ribbing went very badly, but I think I didn’t really get the concept.) I’m not sure if I would crochet the ribbing again, but in this case I was glad not to have to pick up a billion stitches around the edges – Briar rose is a nearly identical shape, and I hated doing the ribbing on that one.
I will crochet more sweaters… this was fun, and it gave my hands a nice break from the constant knitting that goes on around here! On the list: Joy from Rowan 41, something from Everyday Crochet, Short and Sweet, and a few others. I want to get better at adjusting the patterns to fit me – as I remind myself, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I made some darned poorly fitted sweaters when I started knitting!
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that is a gorgeous sweater!! i am dying to crochet a little something for the upcoming spring. thanks for the inspiration!!
brook
p.s. too bad there isn’t yet an elizabeth zimmerman for crochet. she would know how to fix the sleeve issue. 🙂
I think it looks great! Hopefully you can somehow adjust it so that the sleeves won’t be so huge =)
It looks great! It really makes me want to give crocheting a try.
Very pretty! That color is gorgeous and the pattern stitch is really nice for a wearable.
Beautiful sweater! I could never imagine crocheting a garment.
Gorgeous!
SO Beautiful!!!! It looks so Comfy. Sometime bigger arms are more comfy lol!!! And this sweater makes me want to try and learn to crochet!!!! I love it!!! 🙂
Super cute and it looks totally comfy!
I think it is lovely and looks good on you. Since you are slim you can afford to have slightly larger sleeves. For a person who just started crocheting you made great progress, I wish I wasn’t afraid to start myself.
I really love the color as well as the fit. Maybe the sleeves will look less baggy when you wear a long-sleeved shirt underneath? Either way, it doesn’t look too noticeable. I think you ended up with a truly lovely sweater.
It looks lovely.
So interesting how it went from its odd pre finished shape, to that!
I think it is just lovely. A great color on you. I am not big on crochet sweaters, but that pattern is really beautiful. Great job!
I love the color on you. Truly a beautiful cardi, sugar.
That is adorable. All the stuff you make is just darling.
So pretty! Shame the sleeves are large, but that’s much better alternative to having them strangle you! And the ribbing look so great! Wow! Pat yourself on the back, although Rome wasn’t built in a day, you’ve got a great foundation!
I love that color! It just looks comfy too.
Oh, wow. That’s awesome! I need to finish my crocheted sweater so I can start a copy of this one. 😉
Omg That looks gorgeous! I think the arms look perfect. I prefer arms a little bigger.
Lovely, lovely job on the sweater. I want to make one. I just don’t think it would work with my body type… sigh.
Unrelated side note: Do you know what breed of cat Leon is? Or do you have any guesses? I was wondering because he looks so soft and cuddly.
That is really beautiful. Could you unravel the bottom of the sleeves? I do that with my knitted projects sometimes – unravel, get rid of a few rows and then bind off. I’m not a crocheter, so I don’t know if something like that is possible. Still, since knits/crocheted items tend to stretch over time, maybe it’s better to address it now? 😉
If it makes you feel any better about the sleeves, I saw the sweater that was made for the book (at a book reading locally by the author) and it is quite large and baggy too – I was told it was designed that way, to be quite loose (that’s the comfy part, I think).
It looks great!! You are exactly right on it being a “process” to learn how to adjust sizing to fit perfectly – now that I’ve (pretty much) conquered it in knitting, I’m working on it in sewing. I’m sure you’ll figure it out in crochet soon too.
I love it. I’ve been wondering if you would go with the knit or crocheted ribbing – I knit a similarly shaped sweater that I, too, hated picking up the stitches on. I have the yarn to make this, but I have to finish up a couple of other projects first.
it’s lovely! As soon as I saw the CM book was coming out, I knew I might have to reconsider my snobbery about crocheted sweaters. And, yep, now I am. 🙂
Looks good anyway!!
It’s lovely! I also really like the shirt you’re wearing under it 🙂
I think it looks lovely and comfortable!
A beautiful and feminine sweater – I also have short arms, and most of the time have to fold the cuffs over on the sleeves.
Who could’ve guessed that crochet would be so pretty?
That looks fantastic! I would not have guessed it was crochet at first glance–or second. The sleeves don’t look absurdly large, just a little relaxed. Wonderful!
What a beautiful sweater! And it fits you perfectly! Fantastic job!