Aran Cardigan

[atherleisure]

I finished my Aran cardigan! I really thought I'd have to put it down for the summer and would be picking it back up in the fall, but I guess I didn't account for how quickly Aran weight yarn and size 7 (4.5 mm) needles would make it go. Fortunately, we've had a few mornings that have been cool enough to wear it, which has made me ridiculously happy.









I had an Aran cardigan that I got in Ireland many years ago, and I wore it all the time (okay, not in the summer!) for about ten years. About five years ago I gave up on trying to keep the cuffs from raveling from wear along the edges. It always was a little too big so I'm very excited to have a new one that fits much better. Since this one fits better, I hope the cuffs won't wear so badly - the old one actually had cuffs that would sneak down onto my hands to be the length of a Regency sleeve so I'm sure that accelerated their demise.

There are still about 3.5 balls of yarn left from the kit so I need to find a cable knit tam pattern to go with the sweater. Then I may need to find out what else one can do with Aran weight yarn. Definitely nothing historical since there's nothing like enough to knit a blanket, which I wouldn't want to do anyway.

Comments

[marianme]

That turned out lovely.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[mala_14]

Looks wonderfully cozy!

[atherleisure]

It is! It's really too warm out to wear it right now, but it's been just cool enough to want something in the mornings so I've been pushing it.

[elizabeth_mn]

Ooh, pretty cables! Love all the detail!

[atherleisure]

Thank you. So many of those Aran patterns are really good-looking.