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This Is Going To Be Something Awesome!


I'm already super excited about my second Exeter cardigan and I'm not even halfway done with the back. I just can't wait for it to be finished! I'm knitting it with my favorite combination of Garnstudio Drops Alpaca and Baby Merino - I think those two yarns together make the perfect combination of softness and warmth. As you can see I made some modifications with the cable pattern of the original cardigan and changed it to lace and chevron stitch with lots of twisted and traveling stitches.

P.S. I played around with the look of my blog this morning, not sure if it will stay this way or if I will do more changes. I also changed the name from Inspired by Luna to LunaKnit, because I've heard the former makes people think of Luna Lovegood (?). I haven't read the Harry Potter books so I won't take any stance on whether the association is a positive one or not, so I decided to change the name to the simpler and shorter LunaKnit - that's how I feel from time to time: like a lunatic knitter. The address for this blog will still stay the same for now so hopefully you will still find your way here! xoxo <3
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  1. JulieApril 11, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    I noticed the new header right away, I like the rename (and the tiny triangles). your cardi in progress looks great!

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    1. SariApril 13, 2015 at 1:22 PM

      Glad to hear you like them! I'm so happy about the cardi, it's one of those knits that you know immediately you are going to use a lot and often!

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  2. AlinaApril 11, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    This texture is amazing! And I love this color, one of my favorite!

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    1. SariApril 13, 2015 at 12:57 PM

      I'm really happy about it as well, can't wait to see how the finished cardi looks like!

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