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Stellar’s Jay Cardigan: That’s All She Wrote

It’s the end of an era! The project has been finished and I am just a little bit cozier than I was before. (And just in time for it to start feeling distinctly fall-ish around here.)

I finished my Stellar’s Jay Cardigan. I added my zipper, and, when my extra yarn arrived, finished up the missing arm and grafted it in place. I blocked it out and pretty much haven’t taken it off since.

The Knit Picks Swish Worsted is so fluffy, cozy and soft. And, it’s machine washable, so I don’t worry about wearing it all the time. The only problem with the yarn is that it’s so soft that it’s already starting to pill in the armpits, but that’s not a huge problem, I can just remove the pills as they come up.

I couldn’t be happier with how this sweater has turned out!

(Sorry for the slightly weird photo. I just spent fifteen minutes trying to take a decent selfie of the sweater. Let’s just say that there are simply days when photos shouldn’t/won’t happen. Instead, here’s a snapshot that a friend of ours took of my husband and me. Maybe if the photography gods smile on me later, I’ll add a more traditional sweater photo later.)

In-Between

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I finished my Ravellenic Sweater! And, with days yet to go in the Olympics! It’s cool to see how fast you can knit when you are working up against a deadline. It’s blocking now, but when it’s dry, I’ll post some pictures.

But for now, though, I am a little bit at loose ends. Do you feel the same way when you finish a big project? I don’t really know what to do with myself. I have a pair of half-finished socks, but all those little tiny stitches seem daunting right now. I don’t want to go spend money on more yarn for another sweater. And working on my afghan seems like too big a project. Ugh. I’m in a sorry state.

What I really want, is something that I can sit down, and in an hour or two have a completely finished project. Something useful, and nice, and not too taxing on my brain.

I’ve got it! The perfect in-between-projects project: washcloths!

Knit washcloths are great for in the kitchen, or for face washing (they’re super gentle on skin). They also make really great gifts; wrap up one or two with a fancy bar of soap, and you’ve got a really nice little gift. (Keep a few on hand, in case you forget someone’s birthday.)

If my brain is super-fried, I’ll just make a square of garter-stitch out of some pretty dishcloth cotton (like Sugar n’ Cream, or KnitPick’s Dishie). Or, if I have a lace/cable/texture pattern bouncing around in my head, I’ll make a swatch of that pattern, sort of doodling with yarn.

Or, if you want a pattern, try one of these:

The Almost Lost Washcloth by Julie Tarsha

Leafy Washcloth by Megan Goodacre