{"id":360,"date":"2011-03-21T21:08:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2011-03-21T21:49:36","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T20:49:36","slug":"the-inspired-cardigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=360","title":{"rendered":"The Inspired Cardigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember this post<\/a>? I wrote about knitting swatches and about inspiration and design. I even left a tiny picture teaser on what I was working on at that time. Well, finally I can reveal what it was all about!<\/p>\n

Inspiration certainly strikes unexpectedly. In my shop I display swatches to show the customers the different structures of the yarns that I carry. As I was knitting this particular swatch in ochre yellow Pima cotton<\/a> I had a picture of a cardigan in my mind. What I pictured was a cardigan that was stylish yet comfortable, with a classic empire waist shape and slightly puffed sleeves. So I came up with The Inspired Cardigan! The cardigan is a quite quick knit, so it didn\u2019t take me long to have the prototype ready. What took a lot of time was to write the pattern, making sure every stitch had been counted for. I\u2019ve published patterns for smaller knits before, but this is the first time I\u2019ve actually worked through the sizes, measurements and charts for a large garment. Then I posted a request on Ravelry<\/a>\u2019s The Testing Pool group, to have my pattern tested. I will be grateful forever to these lovely women for the invaluable help they gave me. Their effort, patience and brilliant feed back result in the high quality of this pattern. I have to admit that I\u2019m very proud of my design, but also of being able to provide such a clear and easy to follow pattern.<\/p>\n

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Husker du dette innlegget<\/a>? Jeg skrev om \u00e5 strikke pr\u00f8velapper, og om inspirasjon og design. Jeg la ogs\u00e5 igjen et lite \u201dertebilde\u201d som en smakebit fra prosjektet jeg arbeidet med da. Endelig kan jeg avsl\u00f8re hva dette dreide seg om!<\/p>\n

Inspirasjonen sl\u00e5r virkelig til n\u00e5r man minst venter det. I butikken min henger jeg opp pr\u00f8velapper som jeg har strikket, for \u00e5 vise kundene eksempler p\u00e5 de ulike garntypene jeg f\u00f8rer. Da jeg strikket denne pr\u00f8velappen i okergul Pima bomull<\/a> s\u00e5 jeg for meg en helt spesifikk kardigan. Det jeg ville lage var en kardigan som var trendy men komfortabel, med et klassisk empireliv og diskr\u00e9 puffermer. Det jeg kom opp med er The Inspired Cardigan! Denne er rask \u00e5 strikke, s\u00e5 det tok ikke s\u00e6rlig lang tid f\u00f8r jeg hadde prototypen klar. Det som derimot tok lang tid var \u00e5 formulere m\u00f8nsteret (p\u00e5 engelsk!) og det \u00e5 v\u00e6re sikker p\u00e5 at alle detaljer var med. Jeg har jo utgitt m\u00f8nster for mindre prosjekter f\u00f8r, men dette er f\u00f8rste gang jeg har jobbet igjennom st\u00f8rrelser, m\u00e5lberegninger og skjematikk for et s\u00e5 stort plagg. Etter dette la jeg inn en foresp\u00f8rsel p\u00e5 Ravelry<\/a>s The Testing Pool gruppe hvor jeg spurte om noen kunne tenke seg \u00e5 pr\u00f8vestrikke for meg. Jeg vil forevig v\u00e6re takknemlig overfor disse fantastiske damene for den uvurderlige hjelpen de ga meg. Deres innsats, t\u00e5lmodighet og gode tilbakemeldinger er hva som resulterer i dette m\u00f8nsterets h\u00f8ye kvalitet. Jeg m\u00e5 innr\u00f8mme at jeg er fryktelig stolt over selve designet, men ogs\u00e5 over det \u00e5 v\u00e6re i stand til \u00e5 tilby et klart og tydelig m\u00f8nster som det er lett \u00e5 f\u00f8lge. <\/em><\/p>\n

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This is a pattern suitable for the beginner knitter as it involves some basic shaping techniques, still the details and the stitch pattern makes it interesting for the intermediate skilled knitter. Included in the pattern are Instructions, charts and fitting tips as the project progress. Sizes are X-Small, Small, Medium, Large and X-Large. <\/p>\n

Dette er et m\u00f8nster som passer for nybegynneren da det involverer noen grunnleggende fasonggivende teknikker. De ulike detaljer og maskestrukturer gj\u00f8r m\u00f8nsteret interessant for den viderekommende strikkeren. Dette m\u00f8nsteret inneholder instruksjoner, skjematikk og tips om hvordan tilpasse plagget til din fasong underveis. M\u00f8nsteret oppgir f\u00f8lgende st\u00f8rrelser: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large og X-Large. M\u00f8nsteret er skrevet p\u00e5 engelsk.<\/em><\/p>\n

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By clicking on the \u201cbuy now\u201d button, you will be redirected to Ravelry<\/a>, where you can purchase the pattern using Paypal. You don\u2019t have to register or be a member of Ravelry to make a purchase. Price is \u00a34.50<\/p>\n

Ved \u00e5 klikke p\u00e5 \u201cbuy now\u201d knappen blir du videresendt til Ravelry<\/a>, hvor du kan kj\u00f8pe m\u00f8nsteret og betale ved \u00e5 bruke Paypal. Du m\u00e5 ikke v\u00e6re registrert eller medlem av Ravelry for \u00e5 gjennomf\u00f8re et kj\u00f8p. M\u00f8nsteret koster \u00a34.50 (som er 41 Nkr per 18.03.11)<\/em>
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