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Recently I finished my Backshore Cardigan. The pattern is by Alicia Plummer and the yarn I used was Juniper Moon Farm Findley & Findley Dappled. I made some modifications to the pattern. I did not do the eyelets down the sides and I did not pick up the stitches around the neckline at the end. I also made the cuffs a little short (that is because I like them to be a little short when I am knitting so I don't have to pull up my sleeves).  In the end the it is a perfect fit! It came off the needles and directly on me. I probably have been wearing more than I should admit, but it is the perfect weight to wear around the house. I am very pleased with it.

Also my husband I recently celebrated an anniversary. I failed at finding a bronze gift, but my husband didn't. He got me the cutest little owl statue. I love it so much!



My Spire is getting an edge. I worked on it for a few days in a row and then I went back to work on a few new patterns I am planning on releasing.  Maybe I'll get some motivation again and finish it up! I am cheating on the edging yarn. I am using store bought and not homespun. I didn't have enough fiber left to complete the edge and the Manos Fino matched so well I couldn't resist using it. 

Yesterday was picture day at the farm. I photographed most of the herd in their full fleeces.  We let the girls out into the big field and they get so excited to go out there it is like an alpaca stampede! I ducked to get out of the way of these 5 pregnant ladies. I think they would have run me over.

The blue birds always like to taunt me when I have my camera. If I don't have the camera they get nice and close to me. If I have my camera they fly up into the trees. Yesterday they seemed to be enjoying me taking pictures of the alpacas and when they weren't looking I caught them too. 

The new baby who was born last week has a name. Everyone meet Sapele. Sapele is a type of wood. My parents have been naming many of the alpacas after types of wood, since woodworking is my fathers main business.

 

 

Sapele's father is CCNF Smoke Ring. He is one proud papa.

 

Oh and I couldn't resist sharing pictures of my alpaca Blue.

 

I still have not processed his fleece from last year.  I am going to combine his fleece from this year with last years and make a lot of yarn!

 

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***Update***

I don't know how I left out what audiobook I am listening to. I am listening to "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. It is so good. It is about a woman that goes from 1954 to 1754 in Scotland. She is tossed into Scottish Clan life and her adventure is so entertaining. I have been staying up way to late every night because I can't stop listening to it!

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Last night I released my Postcard Cardigan Pattern! I decided to release it as one size for now. I had tried it on quiet a few people with very different body types and it looked very flattering on everyone so I decided at this time to release it as is.  The bust is 38" and the bottom is 42" wide. The sleeves fit a 13" arm.  It is easy to modify the circumference of the sleeves by adding or removing 4 stitches. The entire cardigan can go down a size by choosing a lighter weight fingering yarn and smaller needles and it can be made larger by going up a yarn and needle size. I'd recommend removing one of the repeats of the chart if going up a size so it doesn't get to long. I'd be happy to offer any help to anyone wanting to make this cardigan and has questions about the fit.

 

I listed it as an advanced skill level because of the grafting of the shoulders. Otherwise it is a pretty straight forward seamless knit. It is worked back and forth, bottom up. The pattern is both charted and written out. If you are intimidated by the shoulder grafting I would recommend asking a friend or your LYS to see if they would be willing to help out with the grafting. Otherwise if you can knit lace you shouldn't have a problem with this pattern.

 

In the mean time I have a few project that have been lingering on my needles that I am determined to finish up before I start anything new.

 

I am making a Backshore Cardigan. The pattern is by Alica Plummer. I wanted a nice mindless knit and something I could wear around the house and with jeans. I really love how it is turning out. I am using Juniper Moon Farm Findley yarn for it. I am holding two strands together of each color.

 

 

 

Not on my needles yet, but will be on Friday! Is Romi's new Mystery Knit Along. The first clue comes out this Friday. I am so excited. It is the only new thing I'm allowing myself to make until I finish up my other WIPs.

My "To Infinity & Beyond Scarf" is back out of hibernation. I started this many moons ago, but now that it is getting closer to Spring I have brought it back out. I put it a side because I thought the colors were better for the Spring. I work on this waiting for the school bus, kids birthday parties, doctors offices and any other time I have to sit and wait. There isn't a pattern I am just knitting as I go.

 

I have been working a lot on my Spire the past two nights. I am on the lace portion and it is very hard to photograph progress on this huge WIP but trust me there is a lot of knitting going on in there. Oh and I am almost out of yarn. I need to spin up some more.

Do you like my banner at the top of this past and my new logo below???!!!

 

 

My sister Leanne designed them for me for my new Ravelry Group.  I started a group for support on my knitting patterns. It is a place for people to go to if they have questions and to show off their finished AndeeKF patterns. I started the group and right away someone went in a "Disagreed" with all my pages. Who does that? I didn't even have them all set up yet. To be honest they still aren't 100% set up. Oh well I guess there are some haters out there. But for all of you who have shown me so much support I have to give you a huge THANK YOU!

 

I didn't release this pattern to all the wonderful people who offered to test knit, but I will have more in the future so if you want to be a test knitter please leave your Raverly user name in the thread I started in my Raverly Group "Test Knitter".

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

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