moonbirdblue

we had a wonderful trip and there are so many pictures i'll never get through them all. soon enough they'll be put online. but for now - there's knitting! before the trip i was focused and knitted a real(!) gauge swatch for the Here and There Cables scarf. (the color is actually more orange and less pink)


using knit picks shine worsted i got: 20 sts & 25 rows = 3.5" in St st on size US6 needles. the pattern says 4" for size US7. i thought the scarf was too wide originally so this should be perfect. and today i started the pattern and persevered when i had given up before - after the first cable row this piece did not look right to me and that's why i ripped it a while ago when i first tried it - but i just kept going this time and now it looks great - just like it should. why do i doubt patterns? actually i think i just assume i messed something up. silly me.