Vodka Lemonade is a springy cardigan with a vintage vibe. Seed stitch and lace details add texture and a feminine touch, and the classic styling ensures that it will go with jeans and a tank just as easily as it would compliment a sundress.
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| Photos by Caro Sheridan, Copyright 2012, Splityarn |
Since it's top down, the pattern is easy to modify for your shape. You can play with the width, length, waist shaping or the sleeves without changing the design. And if you prefer to wear your cardigans closed, there's plenty of room in the seed stitch panels for a few buttons.
This idea began with the seed stitch. I wanted to play with ribs in my seeds and loved the way these lines pop out of the texture on both the reversible collar and the raglan seams. The YOs just made it springy.
And then a bit of lace.
The yarn is Serenity DK, from Zen Yarn Garden. It's a soft merino cashmere mix, and it comes in some really lovely colors. The stitch definition is great, it was a joy to work with, and the weight is perfect for a delicate cardigan like this one.
The Lemon Twist is a very distinct yellow, with a perfect balance between edgy and pretty. It's the hint of gray throughout that keeps it from being too girly and gives it a modern feel. There are a whole slew of different colorways available as part of the Vodka Lemonade pattern kit on the Zen site. (Check out the blood orange. It's amazing!) Kits are available by size, and will include both yarn and a copy of the pattern.
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For those of you with yarn in hand, Vodka Lemonade is available on Ravelry for $6.50 or on the sidebar above, and details are below.
Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Serenity DK, Lemon Twist. 250 yds per skein.
Sizes: 32(34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52)
Yardage: 750(800,850,900,950,1000,1050,1100,1150,1200,1250,1300,1350) yds
Needles: US#5/3.75mm. Long circs for the body and short circs or DPNs for the sleeves
Gauge: 5.5 st, 8 rows, per 1". Swatch is stockinette, lightly blocked.
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For those of you who are thirsty, make a Vodka Lemonade to go with your knitting!
(I don't have a photo this time, since the girls drank the last of the lemonade before I got to put it in a pretty glass. It's been warm and sunny here, so I should have seen that one coming, even though I warned them to stay away from it.)
(I don't have a photo this time, since the girls drank the last of the lemonade before I got to put it in a pretty glass. It's been warm and sunny here, so I should have seen that one coming, even though I warned them to stay away from it.)
4 oz of lemonade or San Pellegrino Limonata (if you like bubbles, which I do!)
2 oz of vodka
Peychaud's bitters
Pour the vodka and lemonade over ice in a glass
Add 2 shakes of the bitters.
Add 2 shakes of the bitters.
Stir and drink!
Happy Knitting!!
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