Berroco House Cardi Party Knit Along - Finished!

I participated in the Berroco House Cardi Party Knit Along (I may have that name wrong). It was a lot of fun to see what patterns and yarn everyone selected and their reasons why. I was fortunate enough to have some Berroco Vintage Chunky in my stash leftover from another project, and found a free pattern Alpine, that worked.

Here's my Ravelry page for pics.

A funny thing happened after I assembled the cardi. I discovered that I wished I had reversed the inset panel pattern on the front. I like the wrong side better!

I used the Italian tubular cast on for the ribbing, which is my current favorite for 1x1 ribbing.

Cardigan Knitting Hacks

I am enjoying the Berroco Cardi House Party knit along on Facebook. Which brings the question to mind:
What are your favorite sweater/jumper knitting hacks?

Here are two of mine:

When casting on, leave a tail 2-1/2 times the length of the piece's seam on that side. Then you'll already have yarn attached and ready for the seam and it's one less end to weave in. Just pin it out of the way so you won't accidentally knit with it. Look at schematic to determine what that seam length is for the size. Works for back, left front, and sleeves. (Don't bother for the right front of a cardi, that's cast on at the cardi opening not the seam edge.)

When possible, work the edge stitch in garter. It helps tame the curl, makes a sturdy edge, and leaves a visual reference for where to seam. Not good for long cardis, garter stitch has a shorter row gauge than stockinette and will shorten the edge length.