When a bad sweater goes good.

Months ago I knit this, I hated it, rather then try and make it work I frogged it. For non-knitters, the term frogging comes from the action of ripping out a large swath of knitted fabric – rip it! rip it! Or should I say ribbit ribbit? Hense frogging.

I went back online to find a pattern that would work, since I love the yarn.

This is the sweater I wanted! Sure I would have been ok with more cables. Then again, this knit up much quicker without cables through out.I decided to make the backdrop more interesting as well.Gaping can be an issue with a cardigan, so it was time to go the extra mile and sew in a band of grosgrain ribbon. Well, it’s probably fake grosgrain, but it is readily available at JoAnn’s.Interesting  cables at the neckline, a touch of interest at the cuff. A wonderful kettle dyed yarn with subtle color changes. Although the yarn is wool, it is thin, so if we ever get back our ‘normal’ winter, I will get a lot of wear out of this. Otherwise, I am enjoying big thick sweaters I haven’t worn in years.I found the buttons at JoAnn’s as well, cute roses. I used my sewing machine to make button holes on the ribbon, so both bands are stabilized. I should really do this from now on when I knit cardigans.This shot is more about the background, it’s a little too dark for the sweater details, at least you can see that it fits nicely. Not too tight, not too loose.Another great project, I have already cast on another sweater -there is a whole story behind the next one as well.