Knitting Project: Gabrielle Summer Cardigan

Pattern: Gabrielle Summer Cardigan

Yarns:
Sunflower Knits Roots Fingering (100% Canadian wool) – 3 skeins (432 yds/ea) in color Madder 6 w/ alum mordant
Modus Operandi Fibers lace (72% kid mohair / 26% silk) – 3 skeins (459 yds/ea) in color haus rose (madder root + cutch)

Needles: US 7s

Sizing: Size 4

Notes:
Knit double-stranded 
Pick up 56 sts for sleeves – no decreases

I love the yarn combination I used for this project — the toothy, rustic Sunflower Knits double-stranded with the soft halo of mohair and silk makes a beautiful fabric! But I’m dissatisfied with the fit of the cardigan. The neck is so wide that it continuously feels like it’s slipping off my shoulders, and unless it’s buttoned, it falls open. If I were to knit this again, I’d modify and re-design the pattern so that the back neck wasn’t so wide - I think that would solve the problem.