So how am I countering this never-ending heatwave (and the tension in the south of the country)? Naturally, by making cozy and warm things that will come in handy when it’s finally cool and the rain comes and we all go looking for puddles.
I just finished another little cardigan for Hadassah. Once again, I started with a basic open raglan in double crochet and continued with the lovely textured Alpine stitch for the bottom part and sleeves – I used this free tutorial from Heart Hook Home, and by the way, I’m just so grateful to the lovely people who take the time to make video demonstrations of all those interesting stitches that really take crochet to the next level. When I started with crochet, there was no YouTube yet and all I had was my mom and grandma (which was great) and a stack of magazines that were older than I was. So today I’m like a kid in a candy store, with new tutorials, patterns, and ideas available at a click anytime, anywhere.
I do wish I could make the sleeves a bit longer, but I ran out of yarn and decided it would be too much of a hassle to order more. Still, it should be nice and warm.
I worked with worsted weight alpaca yarn blend similar to this one and a crochet hook number 4.
So what next? So many projects planned and some in the making! I will definitely share soon.
Domestic Felicity 
So cute!! And the stitch at the bottom is very interesting…have not seen that one before!! Thanks for sharing!! Heard from our friends in Arad and all is well there so far…we pray it will halt soon!!
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We are in the north so not experiencing too much changes in our routine so far – but my heart is with those people in the south whose lives have been turned upside down.
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