This week I cast on for a cardigan for my daughter. I had this really lovely yarn from Turtlepurl – a light fingering MCN called Pillow Talk – that I have been meaning to use for a sweater for her, but she was very adamant that cardigans are better than sweaters. So a cardigan it is. Since the yarn is a light fingering, I decided to use 2.75 mm needles, which shows the lace pattern well, and still gives definition to the stockinette portion of the cardigan.
The bottom of the cardigan has three rows of lacy hearts. The hearts will also continue up the front along the opening. I haven’t quite decided what to do about the sleeves yet, but lacy cuffs and set in sleeves are the most likely option.
Pillow talk is really nice to work with, and the colour is a collection of different reds (of the colder variety), shifting from lighter reds to deep burgundy. I actually considered using this yarn for the Eyjafjallajökull Shawl as well, since the reds could also have made a good volcano.
