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If you're a crafter that knits or crochets, you may know about Ravelry. I describe it as Facebook for knitters; you can connect with friends, join groups, find patterns, record your collection of yarns (stash) and needles and keep an on-going log of your projects and progress.

A friend of mine asked about me making her a sweater to gift her sister who just welcomed a peanut of a baby girl.  The trick is they live in Hawaii so a wool project isn't going to go over very well. She knew she wanted something yellow though, so when I came upon the BlueSky Yarns Worsted Cotton in a lemon yellow color, I was sure that would be a great fit.

Ravelry allows you to plug in your yarn and yardage and it spits back out what patterns would work - genuis! Sure enough, a cute cardigan sweater came up called the Abagail. I've had a tricky time choosing the needle size and such, as this was a first pattern for the designer, but so far the size (6 US) is working out - that is, provided I have enough yarn.

Here is my start... I'll keep you updated on the progress.



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