Pattern: loosely based on Cardigan to the Stars by Wendy Knight published in Yarn Magazine issue 10

Yarn: Cleckheaton Country Silk 8ply

Needles: 3.75 and 4.00 mm

Modifications: I knit the rib in the larger needles to prevent jumper muffin-top, knit in the round to make it a jumper rather than a cardy, and added waist shaping. Once I got to the point where the yoke is knit in one piece, I cast on stitches for the sleeves with waste yarn rather than knitting the sleeves cuff-up and joining them at that point.

I reduced the yoke at the smaller pattern section, knitting one round of crosses rather than two. Picking up stitches around the sleeve-yoke part, I reduced by 6 stitches to narrow the sleeve and shoulders a bit. Then I reduced every 8 rows 10 times. After that I knit straight to the cuff, for which I added two stitches for the 2×2 rib. I left off the fair isle pattern after I realised I didn’t have enough yarn (just as well I knit the sleeves top down!) and was getting hand pain.

I added a finishing row of plain and then a cast off row in purple yarn at the neckline and cuffs.

Conclusion: I love it. Pity it’s too hot to wear it!