DROPS jacket with fan pattern

I know it has been awhile since my last post. I was occupied making this cardigan. It took me a month to complete one and I made two! I found this pattern here http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/pattern.php?id=4405&lang=en. What caught my attention was the lace from the bodice downward and around the cuff of the sleeves. I knew I had to give a try.

Lace on part of sleeves and body.

The pattern was originally written in Swedish and looking at all the free patterns from the website, I wanted to try them all. You can view the pattern using US or UK terminology. One of the interesting part of this pattern is that it starts from the shoulder downwards for the back. You start by making a rectangle bit for one shoulder then put aside. You crochet another rectangle bit for the other shoulder and make a long chain and join with the first rectangle you made.

The back which starts from the shoulders.

I have never made a cardigan this way before. I find that the pattern is pretty straight forward and easy to comprehend. I added three fabric button as a finale to this project. I love these buttons. They add a personal touch to this cardigan.

Fabric buttons as a personal touch.

Before I sign off, I didn't use yarn from Garnstudio as specified in the pattern, as usual. In this project, I used a fingering yarn from Cotton House Store called Fine Cotton 100 in the colour Bokara Grey. I used five balls and needle number 5.

Apart from what I have mentioned above, I was struggling with the collar which is the last step in making this cardigan. I had to undo so many times that I have lost count. I blame it on my tension, tension and tension. I should have used a smaller needle or maybe I should have gotten the Garnstudio yarn. I don't know. Unfortunately this cardigan did not look like what I imagined it to be. Looking at this picture makes me want to undo the whole piece and start all over again! Hope I'll embark on a more fruitful journey in my next project.