Drop Stitch Cable Cardigan

Thursday, February 11, 2010

I finally finished the Cable Band Cardigan from Vogue Fall 2008. I am mostly happy with it. It is so warm and cuddly, perfect for cold winter days. The collar wraps around the back of the neck like a scarf. It flares open a bit around the belly, so I should be able to wear it to the end of my pregnancy.



As you can see I have the sleeves rolled up a bit. For some reason I made them very long. It fits well enough, but I think I would make a size smaller next time. I was worried that the hips flared out too much, but looking at these pictures I think it's fine. I'm not happy with the buttons , I think they are a bit small. They will work for now, but I'm keeping my eyes open for better ones.



Nice back shot with big cable band just under the butt. Making that band was very tedious. I ended up knitting almost 11 repeats of the pattern. It says to do the band for 104", which I think I was pretty close to. Over all I'm very happy with the cardi. My winter jacket (non maternity) is quickly shrinking on me, so I think this could be good for the rest of winter. Well, as long as it doesn't get too cold.



I started some washcloths for the frog. They are Kris Knits patterns. These are 2 of 8 cloths. They knit up very quick, in an hour or less. She has several cloths this size, which I think are nice for baby washcloths, but a little small for dishcloths.

Making Room for Baby

Monday, February 08, 2010

Only two more months until our little frog makes an appearance. Daren and I have started the nursery. I should have taken a before picture of the dark greenish walls. We painted over them with a buttery cream color and will paint a mural of one fish two fish on one wall.



If you couldn't tell we are going with a Dr Suess theme in the room. All of the accesories will be in bright primary colors. There was a bit of drama putting the crib together. Why do they make the instructions so criptic?! After figuring out which legs were the front and which were the back we have a lovely sturdy crib.



Still a lot of work to be done, but we are on our way.



On a completely different note I finished the January dishcloth KAL yesterday after the last 2 clues were posted. It is so cute, I can't wait for this months KAL to start. I'm going to be doing a few of her other cloths, the are brilliant.