I've been working on this cardi for a month or so now. It's a looooooong make as the needles are size 12 (2.75mm)...tiny, tiny, tiny! I'm using Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace yarn in 11, a pale, mauvey pink colour. As this is a vintage Vogue Knitting pattern from the mid Fifties (UK publication) I wanted this cardi to be as authentic a reproduction as possible. I have a wool sensitivity but I don't seem to be bothered as much by Merino Wool as I am by others. Fingers crossed! Quite the risk for something that could, possibly take me until 2026 to finish, but that's the way I do things apparently...
Anyway, onto the pattern. Here's it is in all it's glory, in case any of you would like to print it out and knit along. I really do recommend the Rialto Lace yarn as it (hopefully) will only require 4 skeins (thereby offsetting the pricey Debbie Bliss loveliness) as Lace yarns have much more yardage than sock yarns or fingering yarns.
And yes, if you are my kind of crazy you can also knit the pleated skirt. Instructions below.
And just for the heck of it, here's an ad from the same issue. I adore Miss Under the Sky's matching teal hair band, but regardless of how much I love and covet Miss Under the Stars' sweater, she frightens me a wee bit. Okay, a lot. I suspect that lasers shot out of her eyes shortly after this photograph was taken...
Please let me know in the comments if you choose to give this pattern a try. I'd love to see photos too!
Happy Knitting!
xox Elle
