I bought this Debbie Bliss Wool Cotton last year from Hershnerr’s Yarn Sale (which sometimes has some nice stuff!) and have had in mind a ribbed cardigan as the project for this yarn.

I started with a size 3.75mm needle, my Barbara Walker treasury, and some 2×2 rib, and 3×3 rib. I did a full repeat of the cable and realized I didn’t like it, so then I switched to 3.25 needle and I really like the result a lot better.

Last night I brought it to Stich n’ Bitch and showed the women what I was up to. Once again, Monika had a great idea of 3×2 rib, because she liked the width of the 3 stitch stockinette rib, and the width of the 2 stitch purl ditch. And I gotta say, I agree. She’s got the vision, and once she puts it in my head, I discover that she’s really got the vision. So I think I’ll try a swatch of that next. This one is a whole ball, and I bought two bags, so I think I’ll have plenty of yarn for more swatching.
I think I’ll use the The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns to figure the rest of it out.

I also started playing with the idea of knitting some gloves, starting with the fingers. Why? Why not? That way every finger will fit perfectly! I don’t know, I may give up in boredom, but since I had my i-cord thingy out, I started by knitting some i-cord in waste yarn. This was a tip I picked up on one of the lists I’m on. It gives you something to hold onto while getting started.