Author: Bethany

The lost road trip cardigan is by far my most popular, best selling design. There are two questions that I am quite frequently asked on that pattern and figured I’ll make a post to address them.

Question One: Can I make this without the holes and tears, and if so, how?

Answer: Yes, you can! All you are going to do is skip over the additional steps within the pattern and knit in stockinette stitch. The only make ones you will do, will be for the sleeve increases.

Question Two: What does drop a stitch mean?

Answer: You’re literally going to just drop the stitch off your needle as instructed. You’ll notice a few rows prior, you will have made a new stitch at that same point and that’s going to prevent it from unraveling further down. I have made a YouTube video on how to do this so you can see.:)

Many people have searched online for tutorials on how to just drop a stitch, but don’t find an answer as that’s not really a common thing you’d intentionally do. That would be more of a mistake, so the tutorials tend to be on how to pick up a dropped stitch. But no worries, the ones in this pattern are not a mistake.

It’s officially the first weekend of spring! Hallelujah! Although, it’s not quite feeling like spring. We are getting our third winter storm of March this weekend. It’s crazy. Our sixth month of winter weather. And April will most likely still be winter. At this point, I really am feeling a little bit like I need out of this state.

On the plus side, I have my two florida trips this month and thank goodness for that! I worked up this latest design over the last two weeks in preparation for the first trip.

I used the alpachino merino wool yarn from Wool and the Gang for this one, it’s so cuddly. I love it. I used this yarn also for my Bring me coffee cardi pattern and it’s held up incredibly, especially being it’s my most worn cardigan!

I worked this up all in a 1×1 twisted rib stitch and mesh stitch. Mesh stitch is so awesome for spring and summer knits as it’s open and airy. It’s perfect for using for a more chunky weight yarn where you want to have a little warmth, but also not too warm. This yarn and this stitch balance each other out so well.

I used two sizes of straight needles for this design. A 8mm and 12mm (12 US and 17 US) and 5 skeins of the Alpachino merino yarn. I did include sizing edits for a smaller and larger fit in the pattern as well!

Knitting skills needed are longtail cast on, twisted rib stitch, yarn over, knit two stitches together, picking up stitches, bind off, and seaming.

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☀️ Bethany

Hey guys!

Happy March! It’s so thrilling we are nearing the end of winter! Spring and summer are just around the corner, and I am more than ready for all the warmer weather knits!

Don’t get me wrong, winter knits are awesome too, but I barely leave the house in winter, so there’s no dressing up in them or anything! Now spring and summer, I am all about being outside again. Soaking up the sun rays that you can actually feel, enjoying strolls with an iced coffee in hand, evenings on the patio. It’s heaven.

I also have a couple florida trips coming up and this tank top is going right into my suitcase! I can’t wait to wear it in the evenings after enjoying the beach and adventuring all day. It’s a perfect evening out top!

This pattern is suitable for beginners as long as you have basic knitting skills! The only thing that’s a little extra is picking up stitches. Otherwise, you totally got this! Materials wise, you’re only needing 2 skeins of “the cotton” from We Are Knitters (I used about 1.25 skeins) and then two accent colors for some edging on the shoulder. Needles are size 5mm (US 8) and roughly 16″ length. But they can def be shorter as well. And that’s about it!

Can’t wait to see what color you make yours!