Finished Object: Seahorse Cardigan 02/17/2011
Finished Object: Seahorse Cardigan After a lot of research on Mary Maxim, I dove in and got a number of their vintage patterns, including the seahorse cardigan! Using Paton’s Classic Wool Merino, I did a gauge swatch using Jade Hather (77208) for the body, Natural (00229) for the upper background, and Paprika (00238) for the seahorses and accent lines, I cast on in July, 2008!  Fast forward to late September, 2009... I finished the chart of one of the sleeves, going back and forth between whether it was all intarsia or if I could "fake" fair isle some of the patterning. I wasn't sure, so I put it away for a while. In mid October of 2010 (yes, a YEAR later) I picked it back up and took the sleeve with me to San Francisco and finished it on the 200 mile drive north to Weott for the Humboldt Redwoods Half Marathon. That sleeve was finished, and I was able to start the back on that trip!  The back was finished in early January, 2011, and a week or two later, I finished the second sleeve. Because all this intarsia and graph based knitting isn't torture enough, I decided to cast on the two fronts at the same time. At this point I was really wanting to get the sweater completed in time for Stitches - and on January 13, 2011, it was finally completed! I assembled the sweater and found the perfect buttons to complete the piece. All but one button came from Britex in downtown San Francisco. The antique seahorse button I used is from “Granny’s Thimble” - a pretty fun source for buttons! Check her out: www.grannysthimble.etsy.com As soon as the weather cooperates I'll get photos of me wearing the cardigan --  I'm now tackling another Mary Maxim pattern... the buffalo sweater!! (and I promise myself that I will not procrastinate as much this time!!) Stay tuned! Comments02/17/2011 11:11am
WOW! Kyle! I LOVE this sweater. You did a fantastic job of translating the pattern and colors for a supremely elegant and retro cardigan! Now, I want to see a photo with YOU wearing the cardi...outside in good light! Judy G. 02/17/2011 6:50pm
Kyle, that is a great sweater! Canadian yarn, Canadian pattern, Canadian fan club... Patricia Hunt 03/26/2012 12:37pm
I saw someone wearing this at stitches and have been looking for the pattern ever since! Maybe that was you I saw wearing that gorgeous sweater!! Can you tell me where ican buy a copy of the seahorse sweater pattern? Thank you so much, and congrats on an amazing project, Kyle Kunnecke 03/26/2012 2:56pm
Hi Patricia - the pattern can be found by searching online or probably still through mary maxim. I did a search today and found one for sale here: http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Vintage-Sea-Horses-Sweater-Knitting-Pattern-Mary-Maxim-Graph/17456777 Patricia hunt 03/26/2012 9:13pm
Thanks so much! You are a much better Internet searcher than I am. I appreciate your help and love the sweater. If it was you who I saw at stitches your sweater is amazing! Thanks again Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply | Sign up for the
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