incredibly adorable {and modern}

Thanks for all the nice comments on my Something Finished Cardigan! y'all are so sweet!

I have to show you this little baby boy quilt I just finished. The Owl and Pussycat fabric from Heather Ross' Far, Far Away 2 collection is so stinkin' cute! I snagged some in the blue color at a fabric store when I was up in Burlington, VT.....it was irresistible seeing it in person.I love the numbers and alphabet print on the back too!I've posted it in the shop, although it's hard to part with something so cute!

P.S. believe it or not, I actually have another finished knit to show you! I know! just needs to be blocked and photographed.

Something Finished

At long last, here is my finished cardigan I've been working on for what seems like ages!

Pattern: I started with the Something Red pattern and heavily modified it using the Hey Teach! pattern for inspiration. I added 1x1 ribbing just under the bust to give some shape and then just continued on with plain stockingette for the lower half.

Yarn: Knit Picks Main Line in Dusty Lavender

Needles: US 7 & US 5 (for the waist ribbing)

Notes: I'm fairly pleased with how this turned out! I wish the bottom part flared out just the tiniest bit more but other than that it came out just how I envisioned it. I think it will be a great sweater for this fall. I'm so happy to have a sweater actually finished!

For some reason, the bottom edges of the cardigan look uneven in the pictures but I swear it is an optical illusion. There was no way I was going to put that thing back on in the 105 degree heat to get better pictures!

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Hey all, Lucy & Norman is having a SUPER AWESOME giveaway that you don't want to miss! Go check it out!

Also, here's a little peak of what I'm working on with some new fabrics I got on my trip. I am totally in love with it!

Bluberry Hill Sewing Weekend...

...with HEATHER ROSS!!! and if that wasn't exciting enough, Liesl Gibson of Oliver an S and the great Denyse Schmidt were also there! Needless to say it was beautiful in Vermont! and I can't describe to you how thrilled I was to get away from our streak of 100+ degree days (going on day 19 currently)!Cocktail hour with Liesl, Heather and Denyse.We were frequently joined by the lovable inn dog, Griffin.I was actually able to finish something! Amy Butler's Birdie Sling made with Echino Camera in Citron and Kona Cotton in Medium Gray.Denyse did a little workshop for us to make quilted pouches. Me and Heather. Heather was so fun and generous with her wealth of knowledge!I had some time before my plane left and I stopped by a sweet little yarn shop near Burlington, Kaliedoscope Yarns.

Of course I had to purchase something from their amazing selection of yarns. This is one skein of Madelinetosh dk.

All in all it was the most fun weekend I've had in a long time! All the other ladies in the group were so nice and generous! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know everyone!