I know how to knit short rows. But when I reached them in the Champagne Cardigan, I still found myself wondering, “Is this what she means?” I got them wrong the first time—and it reminded me exactly why I'm knitting this sweater before I teach it.
Choosing yarn for PetiteKnit's Champagne Cardigan? Here are the yarns and combinations I swatched—including mohair and lighter alternatives—and why the swatch is always the answer.
My first mohair yarn wasn't fuzzy either. Here's why Rowan's new Mohair Tweed skips the halo, what the label doesn't tell you about gauge, and where I'd knit it.