I love my new cardigan! This was a throughly delightful test from German designer Astrid Tueting from KnitForPassion. The pattern is knit top down and begins with a lovely leaf lace pattern. While I felt the lace was intuitive, the lace is best for someone with a bit of lace experience. The smallest size is 36" and to make a 34" I simply eliminated the cast on stitches to the body and arms when separating the sleeves from the body. The hems and buttonbands are finished with i-cords that look nice and neat. The buttonhole method is very tidy. I did not crochet the pick up stitches for the i-cord per pattern but instead picked up stitches in the more typical way. I used Rowan Alpaca Classic which is a blend of cotton and alpaca. In the past I felt this was an itchy yarn, but for some reason, this cardigan is not itchy on me. After a wet block I was able to wear it next to my skin. I love the color, Sun Valley. It's not a color I wear often but I'm happy to have it in my wardrobe. I've worn it out to dinner a few times with black pants and boots and I felt it looked very pretty. 

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