I feel as if it has taken months, but they're finally done. They're blocked, stitched, and seamed. The loose ends have been woven in. I've checked for loose threads, he's double-checked. There are ribbons threaded through eyelet stitches and tied in the front. They match. The sizes are the same, thank goodness. They're aged 3 - 6 months so they should be just the right size when the cold hits later this year. Ravelled here.

The weather-lady said that there'd be showers and thunderstorms this weekend. She fibbed. England is still a fair isle, full of sunshine and gentle breezes. Flowers are wilting. People are suntanning. Women are walking around in strapless dresses, soaking up the sunshine as if we were in Caribbean or else on the summery shores of Cape Town. This is the summer of 2013.

It's been a while since I last posted a Wednesday work in progress. Most things have been in boxes since moving, but not this one. This one has been (very) slowly and quietly on-the-go when the soaring heatwave temperatures settle down to a light sizzle, and there's a gentle breeze blowing in through the windows.

This is going to be a Debbie Bliss Fair Isle Baby Cardigan. It's knitted entirely in Baby Cashmerino which is like knitting yarn gold, and is spun from the locks of unicorns. Okay, not really - but almost. For the price, it might as well be.

I've done the back, fronts and sleeves for my very first fair isle project. Sensibly, it's age 0 - 3 months, so at least I'm just dipping my toes in to the fair isle waters here with a teeny tiny fair isle cardigan yoke. Fingers crossed it doesn't all end up in a tangled heap.