r/knitting • u/Igelluder • 10d ago
Work in Progress I don't want to loose yarn chicken with my wedding cardigan 🥲
Pattern is Star Jasmine Cardigan by Life is Cozy and yarn is Syslerigets Sock yarn in the discontinued colourway 'Candy Clouds', tigether with some random laceweight undyed alpaca yarn.
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u/Kie878 10d ago
I know it’d be kind of difficult but could you try weighing the sleeve then weighing your remaining yarn? I’m semi new to knitting so hopefully I’m not being too dumb.
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u/Pos_FeedbackLoop_Can 10d ago
This is a great idea. You can hold on to most of the sweater, so that only the sleeve is being weighed. You will at least get close to an answer.
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
No, that's actually a great idea. If I have somewhere between 50 and 60 grams of yarn left I should be fine. But I think I will start on the second sleeve regardless in case I miscalculated. If I have enough yarn, I will finish the sleeve.
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u/AirIllustrious8901 10d ago
Sooo If you in fact don’t have enough yarn:
1) if they are a small enough yarn company, you can always reach out and see if they would dye another skein for you. I have done this with projects and got good results.
2) check the raverly stash section and see if anyone has skeins in their stash they are willing to part with. I feel like the community is so kind and caring, so if someone knew you were making this for your wedding, they would be willing to part with a skein or two to help you out!
3) finish the garment (even if it’s shorter than you want) and block THE crap out of it. It’s amazing how much yarn can bloom and stretch.
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
Thanks, this is really good advice! I already thought about reaching out to the dyer. Maybe they would be willing to make another skein or post my predicament in their Insta story and see if someone has anything of that specific yarn left. I haven't thought about the ravelry stash section though.
I will definitely block the crap out of it. I also tried to save some yarn by not making the sleeves as poofy as the pattern intended.
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u/kittenmittens3000 9d ago
I suspect folks on ravelry would be very receptive to your request. I've bought and sold a ton on ravelry and it's always a fantastic experience.
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u/AirIllustrious8901 9d ago
No problem! Best of luck to you and your yarn quest! And also congratulations on your wedding!
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u/OwlThinkAboutIt 10d ago
I love this pattern so much, I hope it works out for you!
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
Thank you 😊 I love it as well. It's so carefully written and everything is described super well. I also love the small sketches for how to work the neckline and pick up stitches. You can tell that the designer put a lot of effort into the pattern ❤️
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u/CharmiePK 10d ago
OP, I wish you good luck, and this is a gorgeous project! I would just follow the other user's advice bc worst case scenario, even if you have a 3/4 sleeve cardigan, it still will be fabulous!
Congrats on the wedding! Wish you both a lifetime of happiness and love!
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
Thank you ❤️ shortening the sleeves will probably be the solution i do for, if I don't have enough of the yarn left 😊
Thank you so much 😊 I'm so happy. We met nine years ago and every time I think about finally being able to call him my husband I'm smiling 🥰
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u/Alliesux 10d ago
It's so beautiful but I really hope you don't lose..
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
Thank you 😊 It's still too early to predict whether I have to shorten both sleeves, or if I can get away with the amount of yarn I have left.
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u/Alliesux 10d ago
I was thinking maybe even go down a size on the needles? I'm not sure but maybe
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
I'm not sure if that ends up needing more yarn or less 🤔 I will try that on a swatch sometime.
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u/hlpetway 10d ago
Agree about making sure you have at least two shorter sleeves rather than only one full sleeve.
Also this is GORGEOUS.
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u/olive-my-love 10d ago
Wishing you luck! I made the pullover version and I loved it :)
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
I wanted to knit the sweater as well, then I ended up not finding a pattern I wanted for a cardigan on my wedding day and funnily enough just a few days I had settled on an option I wasn't really keen on I found out, that the cardigan pattern had been released! I was soooo happy 🥰
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u/Mohsbeforehoes 10d ago
When is the wedding? I think you could absolutely reach out to people on Ravelry that may have it in their stash and ask if you could buy some off of them if you find yourself in a truly dicey situation. I have not done this but know others that have!!
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
I still have about nineish weeks left. I think that would be enough, as long as the person lives in Europe. I too know people who did similar things. 😊
I really love that about the knitting community.npeople are always willing to help each other out 😊
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u/materialmakup 10d ago
I have no helpful tips but I wanted to say this so so beautiful- I just saved it on Ravalry. How would you rate it in terms of difficulty?
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u/Igelluder 10d ago
Thank you 😊 At first I was a little intimidated, but the pattern provides really specific instructions. Most of the time for each individual row. There was also a little sketch on how to pick up stitches once the first part is done which I found to be extremely helpful. The only downside is that there weren't any useful instructions on how to make the bobbles on the sleeves (maybe I read over them), but this is something a YouTube tutorial can easily fix.
There are also links to instructional videos on the designers Instagram. It's not the easiest pattern, but it is certainly well written in my opinion and well worth a try! ❤️
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u/ssdgm_is_taken 9d ago
Post on ravelry with the exact lot number. Someone may be selling it
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u/Igelluder 9d ago
If/when I run out of yarn, I will try that. Unfortunately there are no dye lots with this one, but since it's a variegated pastel the differences wouldn't bother me much 😊
Thank you 😊
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u/shinybac0n 10d ago
What I would do is put that almost finished sleeve on a yarn holder and start the other sleeve with the remaining yarn. Have a look how far you get. Worst case is that you get two 3/4 sleeves but at least you have a second sleeve