<p style="text-align: left;">I am slowly moving into the world of garments as my attention span slowly increases.  The sweetheart Cardigan is a one brain cell knitting project.  When everything else is frustrating and you just need to keep those idle hands busy, Sweetheart Cardigan is the right project for you.  The sweater is knit from the top-down and implements simple techniques such as a provisional cast on, pleats with a little button detail.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Sweetheart-Cardi-6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-441" title="Sweetheart Cardi 6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Sweetheart-Cardi-6-996x1024.jpg" alt="" width="623" height="639" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I knit this sweater using Louet Gems Sport (100% superwash merino wool, 225 yards).  The Gems is a really wonderful sport yarn, and when they say superwash they mean it.  I threw this sweater both into the wash (with a little Soak of course) and the dryer and it still looks great.  Then I added three vintage buttons down the button-band and one on each sleeve.  Now I am making up one for my self in Madelinetosh Pashmina in the Norway Spruce colorway.  I a</p>