Knitting the "MamaKnits" Cardigan

This cute cardigan pattern for Blythe is designed by the talented Jessica of the Mama Knits blog. It is knit top down (starts at the neckline of the sweater). When you get to the sleeves, you have two options:

1) Sleeves made in the round, or
2) Sleeves made flat, then seamed up later.

I don't remember which way I did the sleeves!  I'm looking back at this photo of the sweater in progress and it doesn't look like I followed the instructions ha ha.  I made this sweater over a year ago but wanted to add it to my blog of finished projects today. (Today is January 1, 2011...so Happy New Year, everybody! )  I think what happened was I couldn't figure out how to make the sleeves work, so I skipped the sleeves and knit the rest of the sweater to the bottom.  Then I came back to pick up stitches in the armholes and knit the sleeves in the round:



I'll have to try this pattern again and figure out where I started doing "creative knitting" ha ha.  Nevertheless, I still ended up with a cardigan for little Penelope.  :o)

Notes to self for next time:
* I think somehow I got a little tangled up after making the armholes, but I managed to untangle myself and keep going. 

* Also, I may have misread the pattern regarding the front closing edges of the sweater (where the buttons or snaps would go).  I ended up with a nice looking garter stitch that stopped halfway up the fronts of the sweater.  I think this contrasting placket of garter stitch was meant to go all the way up to the neckline?  So next time, I will do that. 

Thank you, Jessica for sharing your pattern with us!  Here is the MamaKnits Cardigan Pattern for Blythe.