Fabulous Fall Finished Objects No. 1

TaDa!!!
It's finished! Hot off the needles! (Last night I went out and bought the buttons! Got to do it quick or it will never get done!)
Took me almost two months (according to my Rav. dates), and that was knitting with wool/mohair mix yarn in the middle of the summer and the lingering heat we had in Sept.

Love the way this fits!
I used about 4 1/4 skeins of Brown Sheep worsted in the color -- tormented teal.
I picked this up while on vacation this summer and I'm glad I bought 5 of them, so I could work my modifications.
Pattern: Favorite Cardigan (rav link) from Custom Knits by Wendy Bernard (knitandtonic).
Size knit: small.
Yarn: Brown Sheep worsted.
Needles: US #8
Notions: 9 buttons (see modifications).





Modifications: When I knit the fronts, I started with a 2x2 rib, and then when I got the end of the row, I did a p2,k2 so that I would end with a k2 on the end. That's why there's more purl stitches at the ends. I like the detail though. Makes the cables stand out. I did not do as much waist shaping, only did 3 decrease rows and then made it longer (I used two full skeins on just the body of the sweater-from the top to the bottom). For the sleeves, I sort of custom fit them to my arms. I have long arms and didn't want the sleeves to fit tight, so I just tried it on as I went and decreased where I thought I needed to, ie at the elbow area and through the bottom of the arm.





This is my glorious self-timer shot! Came out pretty good I think. I did not block this, and don't think I'm going to.

Overall this is a relatively easy pattern. I do like that the sleeves are done in the round so you really don't have to seam anything but the small hole under the arm. I wanted this not as close fitting as my Central Park Hoodie (which I love but fits snug), so that I could layer a long sleeve tee over it.

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Dogs On Thursday (Back Again)

Abby and Ella relaxing after a long day of vacation fun. (Notice their paws! Too cute!)

CocoMonkey getting some sun!

These pictures were from Ella's vacation to Colorado in July. She loves to visit her friends. The only thing she doesn't like are the thunder storms, they're really, really loud there, and fireworks on the 4th. Other than that, she loves it. She loves to get out of the heat for a week and romp and play with her friends.

Cool Waters

Seven Falls, Colorado Springs, CO

Needed to see some refreshing water today. Hot and sticky/humid here in the desert today. Am wanting fall to come soon. I'm actually knitting, because I just know it will cool off eventually enough for me to wear something wool! (Rav Link: favorite cardi). This is such a fast knit. I forgot how much I enjoy knitting from top down and the raglan sleeves are glorious! (they fit me good)

Back to School

My little butterflies are leaving once again to start a new adventure. First day of school here today. We're all ready. It's been a quick, but good summer and it's time to start that cycle of school once again.

(For all of you who say, 'Wow, that's early to go back!' they get out in late May, so it's been the requisite 2 1/2 months of summer vacation!)

(Edited: comment was correct, more like a little over two months.)

Way Too Hot to Knit

Been way too stinking hot to knit anything! Went to Scottsdale this weekend and temps were 114 or more!

Ugh...

Ceiling of Cadet Chapel, U.S. Air Force Academy

Vacation Picts

Hi All!! I've been on vacation for about a week or so, and been home for about a week! Finally able to sit down and show you a few pictures. For some reason, blogger put them all in backwards, so...just like the backwards Seinfeld episode (look this one up! very funny), the images are backwards (from what I intended). So...here's an overview of the Cactus family vacation for this summer. Ta Da!

I did get to knit a little. It took me all week to make this hat for my friend C. She picked out the yarn, and wanted a big, giant, humongous, plain and simple hat! So...that's what I made her. (If anyone wants the pattern, I'll gladly give it to you...just let me know!)

The Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado. If you're ever in the Springs (as the locals call it), this is a wonderful day trip. The Academy is located just outside the city off the highway and it's free! This will be, I guarantee, the cleanest college campus you've ever, and I mean ever, seen (or will see) in your life! I have some shots of the inside, I'll post them a little later.

Seven Falls. Also in Colorado Springs. This was really neat. It's one waterfall that has 7 spots where the water lands, then moves on to another fall (thus the name). Walking up to the fall was very steep, and there's stairs that go along next to it that are way steep. Good for your calves!

Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. We stopped here on the way up to the Springs (see why I wanted these pictures first?). This is the famed market spot where you can buy some great Native American treasures. I, however, did not buy anything (a first for me!).

This is the courtyard of the hotel we stayed at in Santa Fe. Gorgeous isn't it? It's right downtown, you park and walk everywhere!

So there you go. Just some of the pictures. I'll show a few more in the next couple of days. I did get to one of the local yarn stores and bought yarn for hats, socks, and a sweater [this one]! When I start it, I'll take pictures to show off the yarn!

Anyway, hope all are having a good summer. We're gearing up for school around here in the next couple of weeks!