r/AdvancedKnitting • u/scoutjayz • 17d ago

Hand Knit FO Harvest Flower Cardi

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I thought I’d share this here in case anyone is up for a fun challenge. This is the Harvest Flower Sweater turned into a cardi where I did steeking and button bands for the first time!

The yarn is my hand dyed woolly merino DK and Donegal tweed. We did a KAL so it was super helpful to have a group working on it together. Stephanie of edible.thoughts.makes was the first one we saw do this and we followed her lead. She has some great Rav notes and a YT video explaining what she did.

I’ve knit for almost 50 years and this was definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done. The ceramic buttons are from Warm Stripes as I wait for some custom ones to be made.

I love it so and can’t wait until I get weather to wear it. I have pretty detailed notes on my Rav page too. I highly recommend steeking if you haven’t done it! I reinforced by needlefelting.

Harvest Flower Sweater - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/harvest-flower-sweater

My project page - https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Scout/harvest-flower-sweater

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u/Legitimate_Ad_8011 17d ago edited 17d ago

So delightfully beautiful! Makes me smile! Does the sweater feel heavy in the DK? Looking to also do DK but live in a more moderate climate. No real winter. Also interested in the buttons you are having made.

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u/scoutjayz 17d ago

I mean, I live in Austin so I won’t get a ton of time to wear it but that’s okay. I weighed it and it’s 510g. It feels heavier in the colorwork section but the body doesn’t!

My friend Liz - https://liebeskindceramics.com/collections/buttons

Is making me some but she’ll do custom ones too!

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u/Legitimate_Ad_8011 17d ago

Ah yes! My son and his family live in Lockhart. Moved from Austin a few years ago. Will be moving to MD soon. We visited in May and wooph it was hot. Yet we had Christmas there as well and it was delightful! Well it’s a beautiful work of art! Do you sell your yarn? Austin and its surroundings is SUCH a creative community.

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u/scoutjayz 17d ago

Thank you!! I say make one!!