One reason I love to knit....

...is the ability to make such a wonderful cardigan.

I really love this pattern and the way mine has turned out. I do not even mind the uneveness of the color across the middle of the body. Besides the early trouble with the ribbing, the pattern was easy and fun to follow. No modications here. I enjoyed knitting the cables. And it fits superbly as well.
I may even want to knit another one in the future, inshaAllah.

At The Yoke

After a brief mittens episode, I resumed work on my tangled yoke cardigan over the Eid holidays (which were good). Now I have finished the second sleeve and joined the sleeves to the body. Now I have to knit a tedious and long 3.25 inches of st st till the cables start but that is ok as I currently have a few family engagements and will not have time for any more complex knitting.

However, I am already thinking ahead to a few more projects. I would like to start a pullover for my son. Also a couple more cardigans in the longer term with a smattering of few small fun projects, inshaAllah. And yes, I still have my husband's socks in progress. Men's socks can be so boring ;(

Tangled Yoke Cardigan Update and More

There seems to be so little knitting time nowadays. However I am making slow progress on my cardigan. I am taking it slow myself and like it this way i.e. without any pressure or deadline. I finished the first sleeve two days ago and am yet to cast on the second one. The color on the balls is uneven and ball change on the body is easily detectable. But I think I will live with it rather than frogging and redoing it, especially as there is no guarantee that the other balls would match better.

Today, I started a bolero for my daughter to wear with her Eid dress (remember the red one...). She will be wearing it on Eid-ul-Azha and then an upcoming wedding, inshaAllah.
I am also slowly working on the socks for my husband. I also plan to start a pair for myself inshaAllah.
In other blogging news, I was tagged by Riohnna and got this:

"Those that receive the Rock Star award stand out. They work hard and you love knowing them. They are unique and one of a kind bloggers!"
Thank you Rihonna, Now I have to list 8 interesting things about myself. Well the most interesting thing I can think of is my knitting WIPs and I have already shared those. I will have to think hard to come up with other stuff :)

A Dyeing Adventure

Some months ago, I happened to find some discontinued undyed wool yarn at a local yarn shop. As wool is not available here any more, I got it with the idea of dyeing it myself.

I did just that last month. I used KoolAid to dye a full sweater worth. My first choice of color was a medium yellow but I did not have enough of that color sachets, so I chose red instead. I used all the red KoolAid and some blue and orange on top to get this shade. I tried some sprinkling for a little variegated effect.

I have already started with the sweater which is to be Tangled Yoke Cardigan. Again the color is hard to capture in indoor light but with the days being short, by the time I get around to shooting pics, its usually dark outside.

I ran into some trouble with the waist decreases but it was resolved, Alhamdollilah. However I have taken a couple of days break from this project to start a pair of fingerless gloves for mysef.