It’s done. Purpigo, that is. (Vertigo from Louisa Harding.) It’s sewn up, it’s blocked, it’s finished – except for buttons, which I hope to procure today.

It is soft, the cables are lovely, I look like a linebacker in it, but I don’t care – there is something about this cardigan that I love.

What I don’t love is that my husband has the camera cord to my camera with him while he’s out of town. So I have no pics to show you. Soon, I promise! I suppose it’s nice to delay it a bit – now that I made the decision to stop posting here in favor of other pursuits, I am a bit sad, and keep thinking of good blog material. But I know myself – I’ll still just keep on sucking at keeping up with the blog. However, if you don’t have linebacker arms like me, hopefully my parting gift will be to convince you to knit this pattern. It makes a lovely sweater.

If only I could show you.

**Update! I found a cord that fits my camera and woo-hoo, here you get a shot of the back, where I think the cables look amazing. They just pop out, even after blocking. I love them. They hurt my hands, the sons o’ stitches, but I still love them.

GAH! As I typed this, Iggy jumped on the kitchen table, grabbed my newest knitting, and ran off. With the WHOLE thing. Sixteen dropped stitches. This is his one flaw – besides the time he crapped on the living room floor: he LOVES yarn. Anyway.

(Yes, I know it’s blurry. FO pics to come – perfect buttons found, sewn on, woo-hoo!)