My Shalom Cardi and a treasure in disguise

YES~! its finished...My Shalom cardi now hangs on my body. I wore it for the first time today. Buttonless but I could not resist. I have three thoughts here. One being that if I don't add sleeves, that I can start wearing it straight away. Two being, if I do add sleeves, I shall be wearing it in Summer its taken so long to knit and could take even longer!!! Three being, I don't have enough wool to finish it so, I am basically forced to stop. So , here I model my first cardigan I have ever made. I tried every which way to model it as Winter has given me an abundace of unwanted flab but PROUD... YES~!

Please take note of my overly large lemon..It's the first from the lemon trees in the orchard.

I have a little story to tell about this gorgeous old vintage curtain. A beggar came to my door not so long ago. It was a very cold Winters night. He was hungry and cold and desperate. He came wrapped in this dirty old curtain. So , we made a swap. I gave him a meal and one of my warm winter quilts amongst other things. He gave me the most beautiful linen vintage curtain I have ever seen ( very dirty indeed but I gave it a good scrub!) and I was left humbled and full of gratitude for my place here on Earth. Fortunate, warm, fed and loved....These lessons come in so many hidden ways. I am now left cutting up my beautiful linen vintage curtain to make a quilt for my Dear Mr Darcy and I to snuggle up with.

A happy day to you~
Suzanne

Cath Kidston and a Cardi

Well, as much as I would like to say that I spent all week knitting my Shalom cardi, I didn't ...I spent some of today trying to photograph it...tried to stretch it to make it appear bigger and further along the way but no...a few rows was all I could handle and so little by little my cardi is forming. I really want to wear this soon. So I have to keep knitting~

Cath kidston mugs are my treasure find recently. Ever had a special mug that you reach for every time you have a cuppa. Well, I can truly recommend these.

A happy day to you~
Suzanne
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My Shalom Cardigan

SHALOM~

I have decided to finally knit something bigger than a Waldorf toy. Introducing my first cardi ever...'The Shalom cardigan' that I have started making with my neigbour Linda I saw this pattern on Ralvery and I knew Linda had knitted it before. I needed help and she kindly offered. I have chosen to knit in chunky handspun wool. I love the colour plum which will be perfect for Winter. I am wearing this cardi in my mind already..a pair of jeans and knee high boots~ There is something good about community living and togetherness. I hope that although far apart, we can all come together in closeness and join in with making this Cardigan. If you are not a knitter, know that this is my first time too. Try find a Granny, Mother or Friend that you can bond with while knitting this.

Love to you
Suzanne
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