Shalom Cardigan pattern now available in Hungarian!

Many thanks to Eszter Sarkadi Nagy, who volunteered to translate the Shalom Cardigan pattern into Hungarian! The translation can be found here, or in the sidebar on the right. köszönöm!

New Spanish translation of Shalom!

Well, the previous Spanish translation of the Shalom pattern mysteriously went off line, and Tejer Bien gratiously volunteered to retranslate it! Very sweet! The new version can be found here. Muchas Gracias!

Deutsche Shalom

The lovely Lisa (glitterhippo on ravelry) has translated Shalom into German! I tell you, knitters are some of the coolest people you'll meet. It's so kind of Lisa and the other translators to volunteer their time and talent so that the Shalom pattern is available to more people. Many thanks to Lisa! You can find her translation here, and on my sidebar.

Shalom now in Polish

Thanks to Kate (Truscaveczka on ravelry) the Shalom cardigan pattern has now been translated into Polish! It can be found here, or through the link on my sidebar. I'm still so flattered and surprised at the popularity of this pattern. For those of you who are thinking of knitting one, be sure to spend some time browsing the many great modifications made by the talented knitters on ravelry.

¡hola Shalom!

The Shalom Cardigan pattern has now been translated into Spanish by the lovely and generous Ruth a.k.a. stealtheshow on Ravelry. The translation can be found here, and through the link on my sidebar. I'm so grateful to Ruth and the others who have volunteered to translate and share the pattern. Muchas gracias!

Honored

Whip up (a great online craft community) listed the Shalom Cardigan as one of 'the best free knitting patterns on the web." My sincere thanks! Click on the link above to see the rest of their favorites--I'm a fan of many of them!

Shalom now available in 3 languages!

I am pleased to announce that the Shalom Cardigan pattern has been translated into French by Chaton mignon, from bazookatz. She did a wonderful job creating a new PDF with a mix of my pattern and her own lovely work. Un grand merci à elle! To get your very own copy of the French pattern, click here or visit the sidebar to the right.

If anyone would like to translate Shalom into another language, you are most welcome to do so. Please let me know so I can properly credit and link to your translation.

Shalom no Ibama

The Shalom pattern has been translated into Portugese here.
O Shalom padrão tem sido traduzido para o Português aquí.

Shalom Tips 3

Shalom measurement schematic. All measurements taken with garment flat, front edges overlapping. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have trouble figuring this out or you need any additional information.

Tip:

Compare the measurements above to your favorite fitting yoked sweater. Figure out where you would like to add/subtract stitches and rows.

Shalom Tips 2

Things have been pretty busy here for me, so I apologize for the continued delay in me making a measurement schematic for Shalom. It will happen, I promise. I just wanted to make a quick comment on the sleeves, as I have noticed that several people have been confused when knitting this part of the pattern. If you take a close look at the pictures of the sweater, you will notice that the sleeves are designed so that they are quite a big larger than my arm. I wanted them to stand out quite a bit to form almost a triangle shape, rather than fitting the upper arm--as one would expect for most sweaters. If you're not into this type of fit, then I would suggest reducing the number of stitches you bind off for each arm opening, and/or reduce the number of stitches you cast on beneath each arm opening. The former will reduce the sleeve size and increase the bust size. The latter will reduce the sleeve size and decrease the bust size.

From grandpa to fashion plate

Remember this sweater? I bought this a few months ago at the Salvation Army and unraveled it for knitting yarn. I would like to think that it is much happier now in its current incarnation!


Here's a first look at my new sweater. I've decided to call it the Shalom Cardigan. I'm not sure why that word came to mind, but it seemed to fit very well. The sweater is made from a thick knit fabric, and I really do feel a sense of peace with the ribbed yoke wrapped around my shoulders. It's like a gentle hug.


The cardigan was knit in two pieces--but I would knit it seamlessly in one piece were I to make it again. I held the yarn doubled to obtain a nice, thick fabric. I was even able to reuse one of the original buttons for the closure! Total cost for this sweater was about $5 (plus many hours thinking up the pattern, and a few days knitting time). I'm very pleased.


Check back soon if you're interested in making a Shalom Cardigan for yourself. I'm planning to write up a pattern and will offer it free of charge to anyone interested. The only catch is that I will not be making any size adjustments, nor can I recommend a particular yarn--since mine is thrifted, and certainly one-of-a-kind. But, if you're adventurous, or an experienced knitter, I'm confident that you'll be able to tweak my pattern to fit your needs.