FO: Rufus Textured Cardigan

I just finished Rufus Textured Cardi for my baby boy.

Pattern: Rufus Textured Cardigan from Vintage Baby Knits by Kristen Rengren

Yarn: Berroco Vintage DK  in Chana Dal bought at Bobbins Nest Studio, less than 2 hanks. 50% acrylic, 40% wool and 10% nylon

Needle: US size 5 and 6

Size: 12 months

I knitted most of it while traveling in France, so it is certainly very memorable. The pattern is well-written (or should I say well-adapted from the old vintage pattern) and consists of five pieces (back, front left, front right and two sleeves). I would rather knit in one piece though.  The stitch pattern is easy to memorize and definitely makes the cardigan looks very stylish, my baby boy will look hip in an old man kind of way

The yarn is squishy and soft, I don’t normally knit with acrylic or acrylic blend but I am trying to be practical since I need to throw it into a machine when my baby soils it. The color is so yummy, jewel tone and perfect for next fall when he’s about 9 – 12 months old.

The cardigan is not completely finished, i still need to put on buttons.

Babymoon Part 3 – Normandy

We started our road trip by driving from Paris to Normandy. I am glad renting a car and driving in France is as easy as ABC except for one of the exit that we missed ended up costing us 10 Euro, that’s right my friend, freeway or should I say motorway ain’t cheap. Anyway, we’re happy driving our rental Citroen C5 station wagon, it made sight-seeing less tiring.

A two-hour drive took us to Honfleur, a fishing village full of history. When I said history, I am not talking about 50 year history like how they describe downtown Campbell in my neighborhood. It is way back to the time of William, the conqueror. Honfleur was used as a port to ship supplies during that time

And oh, while I was there I checked out the flea market

It was fun and I got a Noddy picture book for my baby boy for 3 Euro, not bad.

About an hour drive west took us to the WW II beaches. Our first stop is Arromanche, which is a british beach with a very informative D-day museum

 

 

The most amazing of all WW II sites are the American cemetery and Pointe du Hoc (heavily bombed during WW II)

It was somber reading the tombstones, a lot of these men die within a few days of D-day

We stayed overnight in Bayeux after D-day sightseeing so we can check out Bayeux Tapestry. It is an embroidered cloth depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. It was used as a propaganda tool targeting the illiterate peasants. Nearly 230 ft long, this tapestry is incredible and well-preserved

Since I was not allowed to snap a picture, here is one from this site

At least I got a picture of the museum exterior

We also love the Cathedral, which is bigger than Notre Dame in Paris

Having seen all these, there’s another big site in Normandy that we checked out, the very reason we’re there, Le Mont St-Michel

I was very impressed by that I made it to the top of the Abbey, thanks for all the shops that litter the trail up to the Abbey