DFO: Corvin Cardigan

You're probably wondering about the title... you know what FO stands for but that D?.... I'll get to that in a minute. First, the finished object...

I finally pried it away from Peno and got the buttons on it. I found some vintage brass ones in my stash that went quite nicely. I thought their texture provided a nice contrast to the cables.

And this one has lots of cables. Up both fronts, down the back...

Down each sleeve.

And even on the side seam.

I was able to eke out a newborn size with just one skein of Stray Cat, but there was much left. The larger sizes will need two.  I'm hoping to get the pattern finalized this weekend and out to some testers.

Now... to that "D"... after taking this pictures, I stashed the cardigan in my purse and headed up to Mom's to show her in person. We fondled it for a bit, and I tucked it back in my purse, which was sitting on the back deck.

Mom went in the house to start dinner, and I headed out front with Dad to tinker on my car. And all of a sudden I heard Mom yelling at Jem.... and calling my name....

So that D...? that D stands for....

Destroyed!!!

Jem chewed three buttons off (and possibly ate them)... and as you can see, wrecked the button band beyond repair. If the button band was knit on after, I should have just enough yarn left to re-knit it. Sadly, it's not. It's knit as part of the sweater.  So the whole thing will have to be frogged and re-knit.

I can't really be too upset...

Despite how she looks, she's still a puppy (nine months old) and she's still learning. And I left it where she could get it. At least I got some nice shots of it before it met it's demise. And I can always knit another one!