The fair isle cardigan is coming along. It's interesting to see my tension change from July to now...

I was trying so hard to finish a panel a day or at least every other day...it had become a race..

Instead of enjoying the colors and how it was starting to come together..

Eventually I started to relax..there is no rush...

It started becoming fun...

My tension relaxed...

And now I'm almost done with the body!

Only a few more rows to go before I can bind off...

And then I start a sock. Go figure.

It's the Conwy pattern from Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road. It's twisted stitches and I thought I hated twisted stitches. I passed by this pattern so many times thinking I couldn't do it. I tried the Traveler's Sock pattern (also in the book) this same time last year, and I ended up ripping it out. I may have the courage to attempt it again once these are finished.

The yarn is Lorna's Lace's Shepard Sock yarn in Tuscany. They're for Seth' aunt who has given me  wonderful gifts over the years, and I felt she needed a pair of socks. I need to have them done by next month when we see in her in Boston for his grandfather's 100th birthday party. I know, ONE HUNDRED!

I hope to get these done and get back to finishing the cardigan body. I'm ready to try my hand at steeking.

Comments

[trillian42]

Cool! I'm making the same FI sweater! I'm about 1/3 of the way through the body so far. Yours looks great!

[Jennifer]

Gorgeous socks and colorwork! Steeks though... Scary.

[Vera]

That's going to be one beautiful sweater.

[Valerie in San Diego]

I don't know what it is about being almost done, but I've done the same thing (cast on for something new) in the same situation (well, not the SAME, as I've never done fair isle!). Everything is beautiful, though.

[Lindsay]

gorgeous color combinations!