{"id":3608,"date":"2020-05-03T12:57:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T11:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2020-05-03T13:28:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T12:28:56","slug":"my-powder-pink-salal-cardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2020\/05\/03\/my-powder-pink-salal-cardi\/","title":{"rendered":"My powder pink Salal cardi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let me introduce you to my first lock-down knit: the Salal cardigan by Untangling Knots<\/a> <\/strong>… and brace yourself for (many…) more to come, as knitting has been my main creative outlet in the past few weeks and buttons have just arrived so now I can take pictures!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My first Untangling Knots project, the Chuck jumper<\/a>, had been such a success that I was very keen to knit many more of Andi Sutterlund\u2019s patterns<\/strong>– I had warned you… I am so pleased I did keep my word! As for the Chuck jumper, I adore this Salal cardigan. The fitted shape, the cropped length, the delicate lace detail, everything is absolutely perfect. I am a huge fan!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This should have been a very quick knit but it was my first time knitting a cardigan so I messed up my lace and ended-up with two asymmetrical sides\u2026 twice\u2026 Argggh!<\/strong> I think I wasn\u2019t properly concentrating because frankly, the lace chart is not complicated at all<\/strong>. I nearly gave up… and I\u2019m very pleased I didn\u2019t, because this cardi is a beauty, in the perfect colour to go with my spring wardrobe. So my advice to you: try and have maximum peace and quiet while you are knitting each side of the lace!!! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for the yarn, I did not follow the pattern recommendations at all but was guided by my current obsession with fluffy knits. So I knitted a combination of two yarns: Drops Lace in Dusty Pink and Drops Kid Silk in Ecru<\/strong>. This may sound like a strange colour combination but I found the pink lace far two bright for my linking; matching it with ecru kid silk got me exactly the colour shade I was after. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will definitely reiterate this colour mix, as adding the ecru creates a perfect pastel. I really enjoyed working with these two wools, they make a lighter combination than my usual kid silk – baby mohair one (see my two Blossom jumpers<\/a>, my Chuck jumper<\/a> and my Blossom shawl<\/a> for a comparison). Pity the lace is available in so few colours! – and I think it is getting discontinued as well, nooooooo!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n