The magic of blocking

I'm really pleased to share that I finished my second Tanvi early this past week.  Isla was so in love with her cardigan that she wore if for several days straight, including over her pj's at night.  I cannot imagine a better thank you than that, so it was well worth making it.

Once again I dragged the girls outside for pictures in their pj's. 

Stats:

Pattern: Tanvi

Yarn: Sirdar Snugly 4ply (I like this yarn, I would definitely use it in baby projects as well)

Comments: I did make a few changes, such as a garter stitch border instead of a 1x1 rib.  I wish I had made the collar wider though.  It was only about 4 rows and it is sort of lost at the top.  Also, I wish the collar were smaller.  It is pretty wide, and with a lot of wear stretches out quite easily making it look even bigger.

As part of my WIP post on Wednesday I showed a tiny bit of a leaf dish cloth I was working on, and let me tell you--this is a fun, fast knit.  I sometimes forget how gratifying a quick project can be.  I ended up finishing it in just a couple of nights.  It turned out looking like this:

The last line of the patten reads something like this: wet cloth and shape into leaf, dry.  Ahhhh, blocking magic.  Here it is drying:

I love it!  I'll definitely be making more of these!

Happy Crafting everyone, thanks for stopping by!!