On weekdays, I simply knit. Sometimes I have more attention to give to the work, sometimes less. But I generally don’t deal with complications, like measuring or making important decisions. Those are for weekends.

Yesterday I blocked this half-done cardigan to see if it might fit. The gauge swatch I knitted relaxed a lot when wetted, so I wanted to check this one before continuing with fiddly bits like buttonholes and sleeves. Seems OK, although I’m not sure about the neckline construction, or the width of the sleeves. I have to finish the neckline before I can reasonably evaluate it, though, and same for the sleeves.

I invested in a set of foam mats for blocking, instead of pinning things to folded-up bath towels. Felt very nice, much more stable and easy to work with.

There are KnitPro foam mats you can buy for about 400 kr. You can hear from the name alone how pro they would be. Or you can buy a children’s play mat, identical in size and material, for half the price.