the slouchy cardigan
Tuesday, January 15, 2019If you have been here for a while, you know Greetings from Knit Cafe is truly one of my favorite books. It was published in 2006 and I still love it as much now as I did then. I'm not exactly sure how I ever heard of it, or how I received it. Did I buy it from my local yarn shop? Did my mom give it to me? I wish I could remember. But, what I do remember is that it's pages were turned by my hands so often that they are worn and remind me of this time. My kids were young. I knit every single night from 8pm-11pm. I'm not kidding. At one point I wanted to challenge myself to make everything in this book!
The author of the book is Suzan Mischer. Suzan was a former CBS vice president and the owner of Knit Cafe, a sleek yet homey neighborhood yarn store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Oh, how I wish I had gone there. (It's doors are closed.) The book is a result of the shop and includes 30 patterns ranging from hiking socks to a bikini. There are baby items, pillows, bags and my number one favorite the Slouchy Cardigan. I made three of them and documented two here and here. The cardigan has a hood but I omitted it in two of them and love them just the same. They are still my most favorite, wearable sweaters in my wardrobe.
(I have a hardcover but it looks like you can get a hard or soft cover here or here.)
16 comments
I bought this book on your recommendation a while ago to make the sweater and have yet to do it. I must add to my list to make this year.
ReplyDeleteoh yes isaida! i think you would love it! xx
Deletewhat a gorgeous cardigan!! I have had this book for years, thank you for reminding me that it still has great patterns in it- I need to look through it again.....
ReplyDeleteyou could have this finished in no time julie! it's a pretty simple pattern! xx
DeleteThanks for reminding me .I have this book for long ago .
ReplyDeleteso glad you have this book gigi! it really is a great one. xx
DeleteHi Leslie, I enjoy your blog and I feel we have similar style so I have ordered this book. However, when I click on the link for pattern corrections for the Slouchy Cardigan nothing comes up. I was wondering if you could share with me the corrections to the pattern for the cardigan? I have made note of the sleeve cap corrections you made as well. Thanks! Kim
ReplyDeleteHi Kim! Absolutely! I will dig out my book and look at my notes. Can you also please email me at lesliemfriend @ gmail dot com.
Deletethank you! xx
I purchased this book after seeing yours...however, the slouchy cardigan pattern is too small..One day I will sit down and figure out if I can make it bigger..
ReplyDeleteooooooooh! I'm sorry Faythe! Please let me know if you need help! xx
DeleteHi Leslie! Beautiful cardigan! No wonder you love it so much..me too! It looks gorgeous on your momma! I bought that book a few years ago on Amazon. Have a great weekend ....Hugs! xo
ReplyDeleteawe. thank you deborah! glad you have the book. it is a good one! xx
DeleteI was about to type the exact same thing! I was a new knitter then so thought the slouchy cardigan was out of my league :( Going to get it out today and start searching for yarn!
ReplyDeleteoh yes. it is a great first sweater! let me know if you need any help with the pattern! xx
DeleteIt is so cool that when you look up the pattern on Ravelry, yours is the cover photo!
ReplyDeleteOf course this post is loaded of faces that I love to see...always.
awe. thank you sweet friend. xx
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