Eek! I haven't written an update on this blog for a while. I have been knitting this past month although I've also been doing a lot of sewing.
As for the Ashfield cardigan, I was working on it quite a bit and have the body, "button" band (in quotes because there aren't any buttons there), neck, and almost one full sleeve completed. I have about 2-3 inches left on one sleeve and then I'll just need to do the other sleeve. The cardigan will definitely need a good blocking, but the good news is that it seems to fit. I did add a few extra stitches for the sleeve because I've noticed that sometimes sleeves are a little too tight (I have quite flabby upper arms) and after trying on the sleeve, it was a good decision because I think it fits just about right.
My other knitting has consisted of more baby hats as I'll be selling some items at a local store downtown and need to build up a little more inventory. So far I'm working on hats that are 2x2 ribbing all the way up so that it will allow a baby to wear it for a longer period of time. I've done one in pink and another in pink with a brown stripe near the top. I'm currently working on one in royal blue.
I'm also planning on going through my partially used stash of yarn and finding all the bits that are wool (not superwash) that I don't think I'll use for other projects. Then I'm going to make some wool dryer balls from the yarn. These things seem to be all the rage these days and I'd like to try them out myself to see if they work.
My son is going to be waking up soon so no pictures for now, but I'll take some and write up another post in the next week to show off the hats, the cardigan progress, and perhaps even the dryer balls.
