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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Whereupon I catch up on things left undone

Last year some time in the early spring I ordered myself a pattern and some yarn for a short sleeve leaf panel cardigan.  However when I told my Mom what I was up to she checked out the website and asked me to make her a different leaf themed top, to which I couldn't say no.  I gave it to her last year for Mother's Day. 

So with the baby blanket done, the girls jumpers done (I'll show you on Friday!!), and my second sock almost done (I've no steam for the sock, so it's slow going but I've finally turned the heel),

 
I decided to start on my leaf panel cardigan.  

 
As you can see, I've gotten really far.  Ah ha ha ha.  Well, it'll keep me busy for the next long while.




As for reading, I picked up a book that starts off rather oddly with a monkey telling the story, yet it is very moreish.  It is called Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra. 




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18 comments:

  1. That cardigan looks like its going to be super cute! I look forward to watching it grow. :)

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  2. On the picture the cardigan look really nice, I hope that yours will be just as beautiful!

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  3. great pick on the cardigan. can't wait to see its progress..

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  4. Really like the stitch pattern on the cardi. Can't wait to see it finished!

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  5. Love the colour of the cardigan. The sock is coming along nicely

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  6. I really like the style of the cardigan. Looks like you'll get a lot of use out of that one!

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  7. Ooh, I'm a sucker for anything with leaves on it. That's a great pattern!

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  8. The color of the socks look great and the cardigan looks like it will keep you busy for some time.

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  9. Love the cardigan pattern! I can't wait to see it grow.

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  10. I bet that sweater will look GREAT when you are done. We all have to start somewhere. :)

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  11. that cardigan will look amazing! I can't wait to see the sweaters for your girls =)

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  12. That's a beautiful cardigan - can't wait to see it completed! The socks are coming along well. I think it's always hard to knit two identical of the same thing...I just finished mittens!

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  13. That looks like a nice pattern for a cardigan.

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  14. I love, love, love the cardigan. I like the color of yarn that you chose for it, but what is the fiber content of the yarn?

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    1. It is recycled cotton............feels pretty good, even though cotton isn't a favourite to knit with. I figure I'm doing my part for the environment by using recycled :)

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  15. You've made a start, and sometime's that's the biggest step! Looks like your yarn matches pretty close to the pattern picture, so you already KNOW it's going to be gorgeous!

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  16. What a cute pattern Andria...and that book sounds really intriguing.
    Have a good weekend,
    Deb

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