Aveiro Cardi #2

日本に行く用に作って、日本で着て、アメリカに帰ってきたらすでに暑くて着れなかったカーディガンがやっと着れるぐらい涼しくなりました。
前にも使ったカーディガンの型紙のちょっと長いバージョン。
金沢で、1000円もする金箔ソフトクリームと記念撮影。

I made a cardigan back in May. I made it for my Japan trip and wore it in Japan. When I returned to the Deep South, however, the weather was too sweaty hot to wear a cardi so it has sat in my closet. Now that the weather has gotten chilly, I can finally wear it again. (By the way, I am holding a $10 soft serve ice cream with gold leaf in the picture above.)

The pattern is Aveiro Cardigan from Itch to Stitch. I made a short version before. The short version is definitely a good length to wear over a dress, but I wanted a regular length to wear with my jeans so this time, it's a regular length bodice with 3/4 sleeves.

The fabric is a needle out sweater knit (bought in 2013!). It's a poly-Spandex blend, but it also has metal thread knitted in there that gives a bit of a sparkle through the "holes" in the fabric.

I cut a size 4 this time, and did a few modifications:

• Square shoulder adjustment - raised the shoulder point 1/2".
• Omitted cuff band - just turn the seam allowance under and coverstitched.
• Lengthened the bodice at the hem by 2.5", then halved the height of the hem band for a more traditional cardi look.
• Like I did last time, I just cut one continuous neck band, instead of piecing front and back neck band together.

As with any knit tops, I get the wrinkle above my bust. Do I need to shorten the bodice above bust? Then I have to adjust the front sleeve curve, too, right? I'm too lazy for that.

I needed to stabilize the neck band/front packet for the button holes. But because of the "holes," I could not use a fusible interfacing. I thought about using some silk organza but I only had black in my stash and it did not look right. So at the end, I cut a bias strip of burgundy rayon lining and sandwiched it in the band.I think it worked.

I had just finished making my hobbit costume when I started this cardigan project, and the extra gold dome shaped buttons I used for Frodo's waistcoat was still on my sewing table. The buttons looked pretty good with the gold metal thread in the fabric so they went on this cardigan as well.

Worn together with my Ginger Jeans (long version, and capri version).