#never do things by halves 💪

[first-full-moon]

Wow, I finished a thing and I took pictures of it???

My Campfire Cardigan made with Lion Brand Mandala Yarn.

More info and rambling below!

I even made myself learn how to edit my pictures for y'all. I'm proud of me 💖

Anyway, here are the deets!

The pattern is super simple to follow! The hardest part is stating your hexagons, from there on it's just granny stitches. Also, this pattern is super flexible/adjustable. Just add additional rows wherever you need them and stop when a part is long enough for you. The only tricky part of trying this thing on as you work is having to secure the shoulder seams before they're . . . seamed. Once that's done its easy to throw on to check the length/width.

The only thing I would do differently if I made this again would be to add more rounds before I joined the halves. It's just a wee bit small across the back and chest. I didn't want it to, I planned this thing to be a quick, throw-on at night when I'm camping. I did the non-tapered sleeve and I love how swooshy they are! 😊

The yarn: I know it's one of the Mandala cakes . . . I just have no earthly clue which one! If you know, let me know so I can add it. Also: I only used one cake for this! 💪I de-caked my cake by cutting each color apart (doing this for the yellows was a nightmare) and then I split each of those sections in half, using one for each hexagon. After the two halves were joined I split my sections in half and then one section in half again. The larger part went into the body and the little sections went on each sleeve.

I also added a knit hem and collar in a 1x1 rib with the white part of my yarn cake. I almost made it with just the cake yarn! I had to finish my last row and bind off with some extra white yarn which is brighter white than the other white and yes it will bother me until the day I die even tho no one else will ever notice.

Blocking info: Oh boy. This was my first "big" piece of clothing I've crocheted and MAN did it grow on the blocking mat! I've also never blocked this yarn before, so that was my first mistake. Pre-block, the sleeves hit perfectly at my wrists and the hem of the ribbing was at my hips. So it grew about an inch? I don't mind, it's actually more comfy and fun to wear now!

This was a really fun project! Glad it's done and ready to be used! Now, onward to my knitting projects!

#crochet #campfire cardigan #lion brand yarn #lion brand mandala #oh god is that all the tags i need? #do you enjoy my classy ~gaussian blur~ bathroom? #also. shout out to melting face emoji. hes the real mvp