First hummus bi tahina and now a cardigan based on Sesame (Rav link). I see a theme to tonight’s posting.
Melissa Wehrle’s “Sesame” pattern didn’t come in my size, and apart from that, it’s for DK weight and I had some aran weight yarn I wanted to use. So I used her stripes as an inspiration and made an Elizabeth Zimmerman percentage-system raglan cardi.
This is my first ever cardigan, so the button bands were new to me. I even learnt a one-row buttonhole technique, which was kind of cool. Finding buttons to fit the buttonholes was very hard, though. I found some I loved but they were $10.95 PER BUTTON. They were real horn. The ones I ended up with were much more affordable. Alas, I think they are just a smidgen too small for the buttonholes. They don’t really slip out, but I feel like they might if given half a chance.