Jackie Butcher's Bright Red Ginny's Cardigan
Ginny's Cardigan is a pattern by Medrith Glover of The Woolroom in Quincy, California. It was featured in Knitter’s Magazine #22 (Spring 1991).
As Jackie explains, “After making the neckline which is like a square turned with points at front, back and shoulders, the sweater is made out of diagonal stripes. This adds a very flattering line for most of us amples. It is knitted from the top down, which is a new experience for me. As Medrith says in the pattern, ‘It has a first row that feels a bit like a roller coaster ride,’ but once done it becomes a two row pattern until underarms are reached. No seams, a real plus IMHO!”
The pictured sweater is actually the second Ginny’s Cardigan Jackie knit, this one for her mother. Jackie continues, “I used a medium intensity (Salle Melville’s words) red Cascade 220. My mother loves red. Then I went looking for something to make a decorative V just below shoulders across front and back. I settled on a wonderful multicolored accent yarn that Pat Kirtland of the Yarn Barn picked out for me, Thank you Pat! It is called Memphis by Schoeller/Esslinger. I placed it in the front and back V starting at about shoulder width. I think it looks great.”
