u/Grapefruit_Floss

I had to share this incredible haul I got this afternoon!!

There’s a charity quilting/crafting store a few cities over that has a small yarn section. My mom and I went today and I picked all of this up for $40!!! The materials all get donated and then the shop sells them at great prices. I had to dig around all the bins but I felt this was well worth it!!

Looking for inspiration on what to make with the coral red yarn! It’s a summery blend and enough for a cardigan or pullover. I can’t decide if I’m going to make something for my sister with it or make something for myself 😅😅 my mom is getting a top made out of the bamboo silk, and I already put a WIP on my new Susan bates fixed circulars!

Needed to share this with a community who will appreciate as much as me! Any pattern recs for any of the yarns are welcome!

Hello all!

I am working on my first seamed garment, a V neck cardigan using Anne Hanson’s Her Home Office pattern and Gloss DK in Gypsum. I knit the body on US 6 and ribbing on US 4. I am now working on the button band. I wanted to do a double knit button band, so I’m using the instructions from PetiteKnits’ Champagne Cardigan and working the band on US 2. I picked up one stitch in every row/stitch around the whole garment, according to her instructions, and am doing K2tog tbl to attach the band to the cardigan.

The problem is that I am now seeing puckering in the body of my cardigan. I can’t pick up any more stitches in my cardigan. So here’s my question - will this block out? Should I try blocking now, or should I rip this out and try it with US 3? Has anyone encountered a similar problem with the champagne cardigan? Row gauge is supposed to match the body row gauge, which seems impossible when you’ve gone down so many needle sizes.

Any advice would be awesome!! Thank you!