Joining the blue cardigan

Following the knitting instruction, I am at the point where I should join the fronts and the back of the cardigan together... but I am not sure.  I check reference books, try the cardigan on, still I can't decide.  Then I have a light bulb moment. I found an old sweater that fits me perfectly and put it on my dress form.

Put the knitting on top of the sweater.

I can see the sides are too wide apart.  Now I am sure; I have not done enough.

 A few more rows later...the two sides are touching each other.  I can start knitting the body in one piece.

Bulky Blue Cardigan

I feel like a busy bee, buzzing happily, knitting away, using up stash of yarns and finishing off UFO one by one. Here is my next to-do: a top down cardigan.

 Using a provisional cast-on method to start the project.

Knitting with very large size needles: 8mm.  Done a ball of yarn already.

11 more balls of yarn to go...till next time.  Take care and thank you for visiting.

Blocking the ruffle shawl

Finished knitting this shawl over a week ago but it has been cold with us.  Today is lovely warm day, perfect weather to block the shawl.

I purchased this foam flooring from BJ's Wholesales Club as the blocking bed.

 Pinning out the washed shawl on the bed.

I must say I did not have a good experience knitting this shawl.  I wanted a smokey grey or very pale blue color, so I chose the silver birch.  It looked smokey silver on screen and birch is a silver tree.  The yarn turned out to be a sage green. I know color varies a little on screen, but this much?

What is more disappointing was the fact that I purchased it as a kit from Morehouse Farm at full price. But it did not give enough yarn for the project.  The pattern said knit 8 rows of edging then cast off.  There is only enough yarn to knit 5 rows before casting off.

Wishing you better luck if you too are knitting this from a kit.