Whilst wandering through ravelry’s new patterns last week I found the answer to my February lady sweater dilemma. Ages ago, I bought the yarn and started the knitting the infamous cardigan. While I love the sweater on others, I quickly realized that I wasn't at all loving the making of the sweater for myself. The project was abandoned. And then the tea leaves cardigan appeared.
It's simple and lovely and the kind of sweater I will want to wear every day. I bought the pattern in an instant, and then sat on pins until I could get home to my needles. The new project has been with me ever since. I’ve been sneaking stitches all over the place… in taxis, planes and cars; at the playground and the park; in meetings and workshops; during movies and games of bingo.
I’ve made it through the ruched section and am on to the stockinette. I quite like the top down approach, as I don’t have to anticipate a more complex yoke ahead. I also like that I now have a simple project that I can steal away to here and there. The world seems to be running by at a feverish pace, and I realize just how much I need a little something to remind me to breathe.
























