Ok guys, after all of your super helpful and supportive knitting comments, I’m back at it. This is the start of my second (ok, third!) attempt at the Shalom Cardi. With some new yarn and the help of my new Squam pal, Laura, I am on my way.


Good golly this yarn is delicious. If I could eat it, I bet it would taste like cinnamon or nutmeg or curry or hazelnut or maybe all of them mixed together somehow. It is called Esperanza from Schaefer Yarn, color: Julia Child. Hmmm, no wonder the color reminds me of flavors! I’m knitting in the evenings while my husband and I catch up on old episodes of LOST on Hulu. That show is like a drug, I had no idea! Hope it doesn’t screw up my gauge, sometimes those shows make me tense. We are only part way through season 2, so don’t tell me anything! No spoilers, please!

P.S. Don’t worry about the fate of the first attempt at this sweater. I have a tall friend I intend to gift it to!