skein: Sheep Yoke Baby Cardigan

Started: 13th August

Finished: 9th September

Needles: 3.75 mm (3.25mm for borders)

Yarn: Rico Design Baby Classic DK (100% acrylic) in navy, with denim blue, white and green for the yoke bit.

Mods: this is a top down design. You increase for the yoke, and divide for the body. The sleeves are knitting back and forth and seamed. I originally started this pattern for the Olympics, but was using smaller needles, so I frogged back. Second time around I chose to work this from the bottom up and decrease on the yoke. It meant that I saved the best bit - the yoke - for last. Sleeves were knitted in the round and joined. The only bit I would change in knitting this way is to have underarm stitches. As the pattern is written there is none. I didn't think this through, just thought that I'd have to calculate the yoke pattern if I lost stitches to the underarms. Of course, it's very easy to adjust, just use less stitches between sheep. I've got more of this Rico to knit another girly cardigan.