Tangled Yoke Cardigan is almost done. I just need to do  the button hole band, weave in last few ends and block it. Right now the cardigan fits me (and my new dress dummy - Christmas gift from Hubby) very well and the main reason the cardigan needs blocking is the wrinkles under the cable at the first yoke decrease. I really hope I will be able to even the wrinkles out without stretching the cardigan. .


For the button bands I decided not to line them with ribbon this time. My ribbon lined hems never look that nice on the wrong side and I plan to wear this cardi at least partially open. Instead I doubled them like a turned hem with one purl row in the middle. I got this idea from Jessica at Common Threads. Right now the button band is a little bulky but hopefully blocking will do its magic on that too.



Besides finishing the Tangled Yoke Cardigan, I also start my January socks for the Solid Socks KAL. This month`s colors are burgundy and wine colors or blacks and greys. I casted on another Anne Hanson`s pattern, Woodsmoke Socks (my last pair was her Marie Antoinette) with Claudia Handpainted yarn from my stash in color Last Nights Wine. The pattern requires a little more attention than I expected. The mock cables are not intuitive for me as most cable patterns but I really like the way they look knit up.



I am also excited about the yarn. It`s really nice to knit with and the color is gorgeous. It has been in my stash for a while mostly because there is a little difference between the skeins. Even though they are the same dyelot, one is lighter and with more variegation than the other. For this year I am going to try to use my stash yarn more. After New Year`s I spent some time organizing my stash, destashing a few skeins and  making sure everything is on my Ravelry stash page. So far I have been doing well. All the projects, I started since December have been out of stash yarn.


No shortage of sock yarn in my stash.