Time to Wonky Rib

I have managed to finish the rib on the bottom of the back of the cardy in record time (for me), and I've managed to do a couple of rounds of the pattern (which is a sort of wonky rib/basket weave combo). Actually pretty pleased with the way it's turning out. I wasn't entirely sure about the colour of the wool but it's looking very nice now there's a bit of interest added to it. The pattern itself is nice and simple but does require that I pay attention, shame when most of the time I spend knitting I'm also talking or watching television.

I can't wait until it's fninished, bit of a shame when I've got so far to go! Recently I seem to have come down with an addiction to buying more wool. It got to the stage this weekend where I just didn't have anywhere to put it. This led to me buying a set of cheap plastic drawers which I can store my stash in. Luckily all of the wool fits except that I'm using for this cardy, and my lovely big 500g ball. At least I managed to get rid of some of the random wadding and cushion insides from our living room floor by putting them in the cupboard where the wool once lived. One day I'm going to have a lovely big house which a massive cupboard which all of my wool can call a home...

Back to my point, I can't wait until this project is finished firstly so that I get to wear my wonderful creation, and also so I get to start making another masterpiece!

The Cardigan Begins...

I finally managed to start knitting my first cardigan for myself yesterday. I was awaiting the all-clear from my fiance's mother before using the wool she had given me. I was very happy when she presented me with 350g of new jaeger wool, one slightly used ball and part of a cardigan she had been making with it. I promptly unravelled the cardy and I'm guessing that I've now got 450-500g to work with. I'm hoping so anyway as the cardigan says it needs 5 100g balls. I hope that's the lower end of 500g rather than the higher!

I cast on with the thumb method as the pattern said, but I'm still not keen on it. Bit too messy for my liking. I did a few rows of the rib yesterday and sneakily completed a few more during my lunchbreak today. If I could knit as fast as my mother I would have probably finished the whole thing by now. All in good time I hope.

Back to the wool. I'm using Jaeger Matchmaker DK in Auburn. I really do hope I have enough as I have trawled through the internet and found no more of this stuff available to buy whatsoever. Roll on the stingiest knitting I have ever done!