Deja Vu - New cardigan, same pattern

I made this for My husband

Created by: Beth D

  • Project Details

    About

    After all these years the cardigan I knitted before is wearing out. The new one is to be in the same pattern as the old one.

    Pattern

    Emu 4911 Chunky

    This pattern is from:
    Leaflet

    Yarns

    Needles & Hooks

    • Single Point 6.00mm (US 10) 30cm

    Accessories

    • Cable Needle
    • Tapestry Needle
    • Stitch Holder
    • Buttons
    Other : Row counter, tape measure

    Measurements

    Notes: 42 1nch chest

    Tags

    • Cardigans
    • Men

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    In progress
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    6 Comments

    • Alison B

      Portsoy

      Hi Beth, I think the same is true. When I was younger I knitted lots of different styles, tackling complex patterns without any giving much thought to the difficulty factor of them. I was never one for making up my own patterns but I would tackle anything, the more colourful the better, where as now I’m easily stressed 😫 by just reading some of these patterns. Now I just stick mostly to baby cardigans or toys with the very occasional ladies or gents jumper/ cardigan. 😊
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    • Alison B

      Portsoy

      What a lovely cardigan, fabulous cable work Beth. I like James C Brett wool, always knits up beautifully, good quality too. You have made a beautiful job of knitting your husband’s cardigan. 😊
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      • Beth D

        Thankyou Alison. I think that because I was so young (4) when my mum taught me to knit and that she was a proficient knitter, it never occurred to me to be nervous about approaching any level of knitting and patterning. Certainly some things are easier and some more complex, but I have never worried or even thought that I wouldn't be able to do ANY pattern I fancied.
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    • Michelle M

      Queensland

      Oh I just saw the original one and this one is perfect too. Your husband is very lucky.😊
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      • Beth D

        Thankyou Michelle. I made a slicht boob when deciding how much yarn to get for this 2nd one. The pattern said 12 balls, but as I wanted to make it a bit longer I ordered 15 balls. Then later I realised that the pattern was for 12 50 gram balls and I had just got 15 100 gram balls. So I already have enough for the third cardi once he wears his way through this one, LOL!
        As it's only the elbowsthat get worn through, the next time I should only have to knit new sleeves, not the whoke cardigan!
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      • Beth D

        I used James C Brett, Chunky with Merino, shade CM19. Not sure if he does that shade any more but it is very similar in colour to the original, though if you put the two next to each other they would be quite obviously different.
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