I started this cardigan last January. 

Since then, it’s been ripped out three times.  The pattern is knit in one piece starting at the cuff of the left sleeve.  My problem has been adding the increases and keeping the stitches in pattern.  I started off by doing a make one left and make one right.  Messed up the pattern.  I tried again just doing a knit into the front and back of the same stitch.  Messed up the pattern.  After racking my brain, I decided to do the increases in the very first and very last stitch of the row.

Usually, when a pattern says to increase or decrease at the beginning/end of the row with no specific instruction given, I will increase or decrease one stitch in.  So if I’m increasing at the beginning of the row, I make the increase in the second stitch instead of the first one.  If I’m increasing at the end of the row, I make the increase in the next to last stitch.  This should make sewing the seams much easier, which I’m all for because I am not so good at the sewing part. 

I could not figure out any other way to increase and keep the increased stitches in pattern.  Although, looking at it now, I don’t see it being any more difficult to sew up the seams.

Here is the progress for now.  I’m working the increases in the left sleeve.

And a close-up.

The color in the close-up is pretty close to the actual color.  The pattern by the way is found in Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk.  The yarn is RYC Cashsoft Aran.  I think.  I’ll have to double check.  It’s definitely RYC Cashsoft something.

In the meantime, I feel a very urgent need for some instant knitting gratification.  I’m going to cast on for Fetching tonight.