Yesterday I was telling you about the initial steps to knit the Lawson Cardigan, worked in UNIVERSAL YARN Tango, a thick and thin cotton blend yarn, mostly cotton (82%), in the colorway Barrida.
UNIVERSAL YARN Tango colorway Barrida
When I reach the armhole length, I mark both sides with removable markers and continue without any shaping to the end.
Even though the pattern asks for binding off all stitches, I left the live stitches on a spare needle as I want to connect the fronts to the back using a three-needle bind-off. Binding off all stitches and sewing the back and the fronts is another option, as recommended by the pattern, but I’m no fan of sewing with thick and thin yarn to do this.
The completed back of the Lawson Cardigan
I cannot wait to start the first front side. After the ribbing ends, the front side has an intricate cable pattern at the edge. This makes a clearly defined band along the front.
While working the cable pattern, I regret that some details of the intricate cable are not as visible using Tango yarn as they would be in a smooth, less textured yarn. But the cable is still beautiful, elegant, and creates a thicker border.
Colorful knitted front of a cardigan with cable detail on the edge
The cable motif repeats over 36 rows, and the cable is done over a 2 by 2 ribbing. Don’t get confused, follow the written pattern for the cable (or the chart as given in the pattern), and the result will please you! A cable needle is helpful!
There are some decreases for the V neckline. They start just a few rows under the armhole marker.
TIP The fronts are not fit for a social knitting night if you need to focus on both cable and decreases! The fronts are the most difficult parts of this cardigan, but they are worth the effort.
The right front of the Lawson Cardigan.
I went through the trouble of mirroring the cable motif on the other front, even though the pattern does not ask for it. I like symmetry more than other knitters!
Both fronts of the Lawson Cardigan pattern with a mirrored cable motif on the button band edge.
Join me tomorrow when I attach the fronts to the back using a three-needle bind-off and knit the sleeves of the cardigan. Knitting a cardigan with UNIVERSAL YARN Tango provides instant texture to any knitted item.
This is part 3 of 5 in this series
Go back to part 2: Cozy Fall Style | Knitting the Lawson Cardigan with UY Tango
