I've now fully finished off my sentro cardigan and it's crocheted lace border I can finally share it on here 💅😻 Specs 🌟 Materials: Stylecraft Special DK yarn (100g of primary colour and <25g for border colour) Long Darning needle 4mm crochet hook Scissors Front Panels: 25 pins wide for 40 rows Decrease to 5 pins for shoulder on one side (complete this from the white pin on one panel and from the largest pin on the second panel for symmetry) Back Panel 40 pins wide for 80 rows I'm a UK L/XL but this cardigan has got some decent stretch whilst being lightweight and perfect for the summer!  More detailed instructions if people are interested!

Update on my first sentro cardigan, it’s looking pretty cute. The vibe is strawberry matcha! I’m currently working on a lace trim for the front two panels.   This is layer 1, but will be adding an extra element to make it fuller, but we'll see if I change my mind haha. 😂 I can still be a bit clumsy when it comes to removing the waste yarn at the edges of each panel, sometimes a stitch can be dropped. TOP TIP: Use a darning needle to catch the dropped stitch and reattach to the panel, weaving in a new strand of yarn to keep it secure. Then weave the ends into the panel and snip.     

I’ve been upskilling my Sentro skills whilst doomscrolling on Pinterest for new projects to work on. I’ve finally gotten the hang of decreasing panels, which I need for my next cosplay plan for Megacon Manchester. Decided to create my first sentro cardigan prototype, using some random yarn I had lying around. Unfortunately, I made a big boo-boo with the front panels………starting my decrease in the same direction I totally forgot that the panels are not reversible and therefore need to be mirrored. Additionally, when working on a decrease panel you cannot just unravel it to reuse the yarn. A decrease involves creating knots at the end of each row, therefore if you’ve made a mistake, you’ll just have to start a fresh. Even if you’ve run out of the correct yarn colour like I did 💀💀💀 I now have a functioning cardigan in a different colour scheme as a prototype. Here's a sneak peak!