Aha! Another Sweater Finish!

 

 Invariance cardigan is off the needles and all the yarn ends are woven in

and all it needs is some buttons, 8 to be exact!  

I did have enough yarn to lengthen the sleeves from 3/4 to full 

but I decided that I will get more use out  of it like this in my climate.

Also, since this is knit of pima cotton/tencel, it is heavier than wool

so it does not need the extra weight.

 The back has just the V and not the X of the pattern but I like the extra detail like this much better.

There is a bit of reverse stockinette in the V area which is a nice detail on the back.

This was a good pattern with only one area with errata; 

 and no reference to correct it anywhere I could find!

It did not tell you how many stitches to pick up along the front bands

 as all the instructions say to pick up for the neck edge as their first sentence!  

I merely used the 3/4 rule (pick up 3 stitches for every 4 rows)
 and the ribbed bands lay very flat 

and do not pull in the sweater fronts which is the goal!

I also used this rule for the neck edge for success there also.

This was a top down construction
 and except for having to haul it back and forth for the sleeves

which I improved by using the magic needle method
 so I could switch the sleeve forward and back
instead of having to move the whole sweater for each round!

STATS:

A KnitPicks pattern, Invariance
KnitPicks yarn, Shine (Pima Cotton/Tencel blend)
#4/5 needles