A Bluestocking Knits

I worked a bit more on the hat-sized swatch, then blocked it.  (I have far too many times ended up with partial balls of yarn, or run out before a project is finished, to want to cut at the end of a swatch any more, as you can see.  Haven’t gotten into the habit of saving my swatches yet.)  The swatch stretched almost an inch when wet — two inches that would be, if flat instead of round! — but after a bit of prodding it went back to almost the same measurements as before, and the fabric firmed up nicely, so I’ll go with the larger needles.  This is an only slightly larger gauge than Elizabeth’s, and I do want to make a slightly larger cardigan, so it should be all right.

Here the swatch is folded off-center to show the cables.  (I forgot to cable on Row 2, so mine look a bit splatty at the beginning.)  I sat down for a bit of quality time with a pen and paper, and have worked out a pleasing arrangement of fishtraps and cables, and am ready to cast on.

It’s a lovely bright day today, after the rainy weekend!