Peony Twist finished

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…minus the buttons.  I closed it with pins so excuse the front closure.

I know several people use Fridays as their day to post about finished things but I write about them when it happens.

I like the fit (see my Ravelry notes).

Peony Twist Cardi front

The color isn’t too bad either.

Peony Twist Cardi back

The little wave pattern is very nice.  I don’t think my shoulders are this broad.  I look like a linebacker!

Peony Twist Cardi side

Pattern: Tangerine Twist

Yarn: Knit Picks Comfy Worsted

Color: Peony Color #5606, Lot# 7595

Needles: US 4, 6, and 7

Size: Medium (39.5)

I used 7 balls of yarn but with shorter tales with casting on, I might have had enough with 6 balls of yarn.  I ripped out my swatch and used it as I thought I was going to run out of yarn.

According to the pattern, I should only need 8 buttons for this size.  Some how I ended up with 9 buttonholes.

Would I make this pattern again?  Yes.

I need to figure out what I’m doing for buttons first.

Sunshine, where are you?

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It’s another chilly, wet, overcast day here in the mountains.  Maybe it will clear up enough for me to get some decent pictures of my Peony Twist Cardi and the Herringbone Neck Warmer but for now, it’s not happening.

I stopped by the only store that carries buttons in my neck of the woods and found some buttons for the Peony Twist Cardi that are OK.  Just OK.  Not loving them but they are the right color.  I might try to make some out of polymer clay today.

I found two buttons in my stash for the neck warmer.  I just need to sew them on.  Here’s a not-so-great picture of it before they are sewed on.

Herringbone Neck Warmer

I was going to take a break in knitting for a while to declutter my house and get ready for the installation of crown molding in the living and dining rooms as well as finishing a part of my basement for a craft room.  I’ll post before and after pictures, if I’m not too embarrassed of the mess I have now.

But that is a few months down the road.  Decluttering starts now.

Anyway, I have two fingerless mitt patterns I want to make.  Fetching and Treads.  I have stash yarn to make one pair.  Hmmm.

Button, button…

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…who’s got the button?

I cut the buttons off of a pale green dress my daughter wore in middle school (many years ago) thinking they would be perfect for the Peony Twist Cardi I’m working on.

I didn’t realize they have a greenish tint to them and they just aren’t the right button for this cardi.

Back to square one.

Pictures tomorrow, buttons or not.

Hey, Jude

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Jude is my sister and we exchanged several emails last night.  I was feeling a bit, a lot, no, huge amounts of down last night and she lifted my spirits.

That’s what sisters (and brothers) are for.

Thanks, Jude.  You are the best sister!

Before turning off my computer, I checked my blog and discovered:  My Dots and Stripes Purse pattern made it to knittingpatterncentral.com!

It’s listed in the new pattern section and the Bags, Totes, and Purses section.

Dots and stripes

Wow!

That helped a little, too.