Thanks for all the compliments on the vanity cabinet! I smile a little every time I see it, and the beau seems to like it, so I reckon it’s a success.

Yesterday it was hot and rainy, so I had a rest day. I set some podcasts playing and worked on finishing the Diagonal Stitch Cardigan. I was almost successful at completing it.

All that’s left is to sew in a zipper. I found a black one in my substantial zipper stash and thought I might, for once, not have to buy a new one. Unfortunately once I pinned it in it turned out to be about 5cm too short so this’ll have to be set aside until I can go shopping.

I tried on the cardigan and wasn’t thrilled, but the fronts tend to curl outward so I don’t think I’ll know for sure if this was a successful knit until I sew the zip in. It seems a bit big in the body yet the arms fit well. I was a bit worried that the ribbing at the botton would give me jumper muffin top, but was relieved to find the slight bulge stretches out over my hips.

What to start next? I was planning to knit Tomato from No Sheep For You before this cardy, but the yarn hadn’t arrived in time. It still hasn’t. The shop predicted late October, then revised to late November and there was the word ‘debarcle’ in there so I think they may be experiencing some frustration getting it. Now that the weather has taken a turn for the sweltering (predicted 37 C/100 F today) I’m wondering if aran weight cotton is all that practical for a t-shirt. If I wasn’t feeling sympathy for the shop I’d be tempted to cancel the order and convert the pattern to 8ply, or knit something else from the book.

I could start on Sweetheart from Domiknitrix instead, which I’m going to knit from Bendy yarn in my stash. I don’t yet have the yarn for the Jo Sharp jacket, as I’m tossing up between using the specified yarn or trying to get a 100% silk substitute. Or I could knit one of the other patterns I have yarn for in the stash.

Decisions, decisions.