Jazz Cardigan Part 1 - Sizing to Fit

OK, while I love the Koigu yarn for its brilliance in color and ultra soft feel, I am not a fan of the color choices in the book, "Knits from a Painter's Palette." I'm not trying to slight you if you love color, but you have to REALLY love color to wear half the stuff that's in the book.

But, I digress. This past summer I saw a rendition of the Jazz Cardigan at Churchmouse Yarn and Tea on Bainbridge Island. Wow, the knitter used Koigu in deep blues, chocolate, tan and sky. It was amazing. I searched and seasrched for these colors but could not find them in stores or on the web. I finally found something close in the Handmaiden Silken line (mahogony and stone) so off I go to knit the Jazz!

I've come across one confusing part of the pattern (at least for me). On the WS Zigzag Pattern, it asks that you "(k1, yo, k1) in next st." I hadn't seen this wording before on an increase but finally figured it out. The eyelet is produced by working the yo increase into the same stitch. So, k1 while keeping st on the left needle, yo onto your right needle and then k1 into the same stitch and slide the stitch over to the right needle. You now have 3 sts from your 1 st.

I have to say that the "Vogue Knitting: the Ultimate Knitting Book" is amazing and very helpful. On to knitting!