Ready to ship (2)

After a few hectic days trying to complete the messenger bag I had to knit for the ordered I've been writing on lately, today I woke up in ease, because all I had to was to pack the items; actually to place them neatly in bubble envelopes, write the stickers, take about a few hundred steps to the post office and dispatch them to their destination :) Even it was the first day after Eid and the last day of July which is the last day for paying most of the taxes, it was surprisingly empty. I guess people thought utilities wouldn't be working till next week :) I came home in a few minutes, tidied up the house as I do on every Monday and then started to think on the menu of relatives meeting next Tuesday. Made the list in about half an hour so I could turn the laptop on and do my daily chores to promote my shop until it was cool enough outside for me to go for some grocery shopping. After dinner and doing the dishes I signed in google + and saw heart warming comments from friends regarding my items that I've shared yesterday. After all were done with a big smile on my face, it was time to write a few sentences for my blog and it's easy to do this when you made up your mind before you start your first sentence and today I knew what I was going to share. It's the cover I've knitted for the shawl I've sent today. It's of satin and sheer fabric with red stripes and I think it's a beautiful item to put the shawl in before you place it to your drawer. I hope you all will like it...

Ready to ship (1)

The Eid's over and starting tomorrow the days will get back to normal. Yesterday was a hit on guests so we couldn't get out of the house. Today it was really hot even on early hours of the morning so we suspended our visit to my second uncle until evening. This was an advantage for me, becasue I was able to to knit and complete the bag I'll send to my customer tomorrow. Sure I'd finish working on it after the visit, but then I couldn't have enough time to knit gifts to send with the shawl and bag. Normally I knit the gifts to my items before I list them in my shop, but on custom orders I don't have a chance to this so the heat turned into my advantage on this Eid day :) I've took a few photos of them all, edited the photos and will share the ones of the bag and the gifts today. My last customer has ordered a colorful shawl and a bag, but wanted the bag in black while the one in my shop was grey so it took a few day for me to make the order ready to ship. I've knitted a snart-phone case as a gift to the bag, a sheer cover and a headband as the gift of the shawl that has a flower alike the ones that form the shawl that's one of the most precious items for me listed my shop, becasue of the time I've spent on it (https://www.etsy.com/listing/129342972/shawl-crochet-shawl-wrap-for-women?ref=shop_home_active_17). I'll share the photos of the bag here today and I hope you all will like it...

Boğaziçi; The Bosphorus...

Today I want to give a little information on Boğaziçi, İstanbul Boğazı with the well known name; Bosphorus which is a natural wonder of our planet. It's one of the straits that divides Europe and Asia within Turkey and it's the one that İstanbul lies on both sides of it. Bosphorus is the narrowest strait that is used for international navigation connecting Black Sea to Marmara Sea that's connected to Aegean Sea so to the Mediterranean by Çanakkale Boğazı (the Dardanelles). The strait is about 31 km long, approximately 3 km wide and the minimum width is 700 metres. It's said that thousands of years ago black sea was seperated from Marmara and about 5600 BC. the rising waters of the Mediterranian breached through to the Black Sea and formed this awesome landscape that leaves everyone who sees it in awe. I'd write pages and pages about it, but whatever I'll write will ever be enough unless you see it with your own eyes. I just wanted to write this post on it to be and advice for anyone who has time for a little trip to remember to add İstanbul to their route and enjoy every second no matter it's day or night. I'll share a few photos today and I hope you all will like them...

First Day's over...

Yes, the first day of Eid is over and it wasn't as hectic as I assumed it to be. I guess our complaints gradually becoming real and we're getting lonlier in our shells as years pass by. I remember the times when I was a child that the door bells ringing again and again and guests leaving reluctantly to open a few seats for the new ones, but these days we have a few guests and visit a few that most are our close relatives. Millions take the advantage of a few days' holiday and go for vacation and I guess the next generation will not be aware of our traditions that bond our community. I guess we need to sit and think seriously on obtaining our ols habits and raise our heads above and see beyond the screens that enslave us to lonliness making us believe it's individuality. Sure we are still on the luckier side that have enough people visit us and enough doors wide open to us when we ring the bell :) It was too hot today so we went to visit my uncle after checking the coolest hour of the day on weather forecasts on web and then we had a few guests and enjoyed the day. The rest of the was still full of knitting, because I don't want any delay on posting the messenger bag to my customer. Today I've completed the main body of it and tomorrow I plan to sew the lining and stitch them together so the next day I'll crochet the flowers and finish the bag. Sure I'll take photos on every step and put them on my future posts, but today I didn't have enough time o take many photos. I'll share a few of the incomplete bag here that will at least give an idea of its pattern. I hope you'll like it...

Welcome all...

Days followed eachother and it's eve to Eid here after thirty days of fasting. Anyone reading my blog would know that it was so close and I kept tidying the house for the guests that will visit for all three days of Eid. The tradition is to visit the relatives and neighbors and treat the guests that come to your house. So no matter if you met while visiting a relative with other ones, you visit them and they visit you back through the days of Eid hence we all spend the eve in the kitchen cooking and baking :) Early in the morning mom was in the kitchen. She made dessert, cookies and muffins and all turned into new wonders just like everything she bakes. I'll give the receipts for all on the following days and I'm sure you all will love them as much as I do. It was in the evening my brother opened the fridge to shake the ice tea he made two days ago. He says the best ice tea is the one that's shaken in its bottle or jar daily for at least a week. Then he said he was going to make some lemonade and took the lemons from the drawer and the grater. We tried it when we broke our fast andf the result was awesome, he has such a talent in the kitchen and showed this once again with the lemonade surprise :) Now the only thind we'll do is to finish our visits as soon as possible and wait for the guests for the warmest welcome. I'll share a few photos of some of the menu today. I hope you all will like them...

Net playing up :(

I've been trying to login 'blogger' for an hour or so and I need to reboot again and again. I guess it's because everyone spends more time when weekend comes and the net provider hasn't made enough infrastructure after the pravatization of one of the biggest public companies. I'm sure everyone who live in a fake democracy will understand what I mean. Greed and corruption that feeds in constantly are still the worst enemies of a nation and you can't be completely free before you kick them out of your way with all the people enslaved by this insatiable public enemy monsters :) It's really frustrating to experience such issues so often while paying their bills without a second's delay. Thank God I had enough time in the morning between my knitting so I could work on teams on Etsy, communities on google and make a treasury aftre coming home from shopping :) I went out to get a few thing before Eid which is on Sunday, because it will be really really crowded around my apartment with people doing their Eid shopping so I plan to stay home; sit and watch the peddlars on streets even right beside the malls and supermarkets. I'd love to continue writing, but don't want to challenge this internet roulette :) Even I did on replies to their messages, I'd love to thank once again here to my lovely friends extended their best wishes for my parents' anniversary. I've named the treasury I've made today 'Rest your eyes on', because the items on it are really soothing, relaxing and recreative with their color. I'm sure you'll love the items and I hope you'll also like the treasury...

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

What a hectic day it was. The cleaning of the house for Eid is almost done and the bag I've started to knit has been put on its track. Sure there were a few little visits to the malls and supermarkets for last minutes needs. It was about evening that I could find some time to go out buy a cake for mom and dad's 49th. anniversary :) They'll be celebrating their golden anniversary next year hopefully, but I guess after all those years every second should be celebrated. We agreed on meeting for dinner with cousins so had to be out, this is why my brother and I gave their presents earlier. Not this or that, but she definitely loved the flower my brother bought for her and this was wise of him to choose such a gift knowing she loves to grow various plants and flowers in her pots all around the house and balconies. He has chosen a flower without knowing what the name is and didn't even asked the florist so when he brought it we started to search the net for the name, but all we could find was it's name in Spanish after our search in images on google. It's called 'alegria del hogar' which is translated to English as 'home joy'. I'll keep on searching what the name is or will ask my brother to go and ask to the florist that he bought it :) It's so beautiful, but I didn't have much time to take it's photo and translate how's it's grown at home and it's really to late (or maybe I should say it's early in the morning :)) so will suspend doing this till tomorrow. I'll share a photo of the flower I've found on web which will give you an idea about how it looks till I'll share my mom's new favorite :) I wish my parents and everyone many happy anniversaries with their loved ones. Have an excellent weekend you all. Here's the flower of the day. I hope you all will like it...

Just a lil try...

Today I woke more energetic even I was fasting with the happiness of the last sale the day before. It's Eid and national holiday here next Monday so when I saw the order I need to write a message to my customer and inform him that I'll be able to send the bag I'll knit on July 31st. earliest, because of postal services not working on such days. We dealt on the date so in the morning I went out to buy the yarn for the messenger bag, some wooden beads and a zipper. When I came back home, I've started to knit the bag right after choosing the fabric I'll knit a cover for the shawl. While doing this I've turned the tv on and it was the news which are not good these days in the region as you all are aware. Too much corruption on political actors and too much blood in their hands. This shows politics work for the classes that are actually selfish traitors. I was in disgust after a few minutes of watching so I've turned the tv off, stopped knitting, turned the laptop on and made a treasury to promote items from feloow Etsians' shops. I've chosen items in white, blue and red colors. You probably know as well white means purity, red means youth and dynamism and blue means peace, tranquility and infinity. You may see these colors everyhwere around the globe and on most of the flags of different nations. I guess all of us should think on our flag, the meaning of the colors of it and if our governments' actions coherent with them. The items on my last treasury I've called 'Just a lil try' comprise the meaning of these three colors completely and they shine like the stars in the sky. I'm sure you all will like them and I hope you all will like the treasury also...

Please don't forget them...

Lately I was wondering why some of my items got so many favorites, but haven't been sold; especially the shawls and hand knitted bags that I think are great combinations for anything casual for any season. I checked the pages on Etsy to see what I was doing wrong, searched for crocheted shawls to see if my presentation was bad or at least worse than others. Sure there are shops that look like so experienced as if they are online branches of some actual shops with strong brands. I guess you've also seen some of them selling scarves and it's really hard for a beginner to compete with them in advertising and promotion, but can only surpass them on quality of my items by working on them with all my attention, care and love :) So instead of putting items in great quantities on my shop, I try to list items that one can see it's been worked on intensely. After all these work and thinking on this issue; today I saw the favorite shawl (https://www.etsy.com/listing/129342972/shawl-crochet-shawl-wrap-for-women?ref=shop_home_active_17) in my shop and knitted messenger bag (https://www.etsy.com/listing/150195289/womens-bag-purse-messenger-bag-with?ref=shop_home_active_6) were sold. Sure this sale has made my day as every sale and I wish this to be followed by many others. Tonight is a night that we believe all the prayers will be accepted by God so please add the ones in following sentences to your sincere prayers. The weather was too hot also today and I want to write a few words regarding the animals in the city. I'm sure you all saw publicities to get our attention and I guess it's one of the most essential issues on Summer time. Sure animals in some parts of the cities are lucky, because there are ponds and fountains placed there. I just wanted to ask of you once to put a bowl of water out of your house to soothe their thirst. Today I want to share a photo of a fountain in front of a tomb. I'm sure you'll realize the little guest on it. I hope you all will like it...

Crochet all...

Today is one of the hottest days of the year here and on such days I try to do less and rest more, but sure life still goes on and chores to be done. I did the usual morning work of the house and then went to my bedroom where it's cooler than the rest of the house and opened my knitting bags as if I've opened an workshop there. I've been knitting the striped hoodie for the last two days and have to complete it, because I've renewed its listing and if it's sold I don't want to keep my customer even for two days. Sure the only reason for me to complete it isn't this; I also have to knit many new items for the new seasons and be ready for especially the holiday season. Last year the experienced shop owners were concentrated on selling their items while I was trying to add new items to my shop and this was a big disadvantage on sales, because you don't have much time to promote your items on Etsy and other websites which bring relevancy that followed by sales. So this year I want to have some serial sales spending more time on computer instead of having knitting stings in my hands all day :) In the beginning I've listed a few items that take too much time to crochet or knit, but pricing such things is a bit hard so I've withdrew them, but sure I still ahve a chance to share them here on my blog. They are four different types of coffeetable cloths I've crocheted of fine thread in different patterns. I hope you all will like them...

Lovely Seven...

It was in the evening that I could finish cleaning and had the chance to take a shower. You may wonder if the apartment is too big; not actually, it's a medium one while there are houses that three or more families can live without feeling crowded :) but still too many big and carved furnitures needing intense care of a woman with a cleaning cloth in her hand :) Every year tidying the house continues till the eve, but this year I'll end it two days before Eid and won't think on if anything left or not. It's tradition to visit relatives and friends on Eid; this is why we are more careful and even obsessive on neatness of our houses. The shower was a complete relief so I've lied down on my bed and took a little nap and it was around 6:30 pm mytime that I could open my eyes. It was time to turn the lappy on and work on web. I signed in gmail, cleaned the inbox and then worked on the communities till it was time to break our fast, had my dinner and rushed back to the computer to write my blog. I try to do this as early as I can, because to decide on which item to share bugs my mind, but today there wasn't such an issue, because there was the last treasury I've made was still pending to be shared on my blog. I've named this treasury that's formed of 16 awesome items from friends' shops; Lovey Seven. It has items with the colors of a rainbow. I'm sure you all will love the items on it and I hope you'll like the treasury too...

Just before I list to my shop...

What a wonderful day this is. The air is mild, the Sun still shows up in the sky, but a breeze makes it warmer instead of scorching. The fasting month ends in week so the house has to be tidied up and cleaned so I've started to do this daily and it's almost done. When the weather is not too hot, one feels more energetic and it was the same for me today. I woke up earlier than I normally do on Sundays and continued to knit the baby cardigan I've mentioned yesterday, completed it before noon and started to the pink & creme striped baby hoodie I've sold lately to renew its list on my shop. I've knitted nearly the half of back part of it then I've took my mobile to transfer the photos of the cardigan to the computer so I could edit the backgrounds. I've learned a few shortcuts for this so it takes less than I used to do on my earlier trials :) All were done and it was still early for me writing my blog post so I've logged in Etsy and made a tresury there picking items from the friends' shops that tresured my items lately. Normally I'd share it here today, but when a new item is ready to be listed in my shop, I try to share it here first with my followers so today the lights will be on the baby cardigan I've knitted of purple yarn. It has narrow stripes of various colors that I think gives it a sweet look just as three buttons in different colors. I hope you all will like them...

Get ready for Fall...

I love the weekends that give me more time to work on promoting my shop. I woke later than usual, because I slept a bit late last night. First of all I've turned the lappy on to change some photos of a listing there, because when I've knitted another of it after a sale I had to change its buttons. On the first one I've sold, the buttons were bear head shaped in red, but such supplies can never be found when you want to buy a few months later so I had to replace them with ladbug shaped ones in dark blue. Sure it's not over when you change the item, you need to change the photos in your shop even buttons are such little details on them. I just want my customers to get what they see and read on listings so I've deleted two photos and uploaded the new ones I've took and edited the background on paint.net. I've surfed on net some to find new hints to promote my shop and blog and saved a few links of articles I considered useful. Sure they need to wait for some time to be read and applied, but at least I feel better to find such help on web. I've logged in facebook to replied the requests from friends; mainly for games and as anybody I've also been captivated by the attraction of playing online and spent around an hour on a game. After I was done with social media, I've took the parts of the baby cardigan I've been knitting for a few days and sewn them together. Tomorrow when I'll knit the collar; a new item will be ready to be listed in my shop; sure after being posted in my blog :) In the hottest days of Summer, I guess we all need to start to check what to buy for warmer days of Fall so I just looked at my shop for something suitable for the upcoming season. I've knitted this short sleeved blouse of creme yarn in hemstitch pattern. It's a chic combination for everything casual. I hope you all will like it...

How to grow gardenias

It's been a day that I spent thinking on what's missing on my blog posts and realized I've wrote on daily life, places to see, gave a few receipts, wrote on my mischievous pet and shared items from the shops of friends and mine, but there wasn't any posts on nature's most beautiful gifts for us; flowers. my mom loves to grow different plants and flowers. You may see her digging the soil in flower pots and placing some seeds she got from the fruit or flowers :) Mostly she manages the seed grow, but not always it is what she expects it to be :) Sure there are various flowers in pots according to the season in our balconies and ledges. We keep having more and more flowers, because my brother buys new ones so often and mom loves to take care of them. Me? I love to watch them :) as they bloom in lovely colors. On one of the last visits to a supermarket, my brother bought this gardenias. Mom sddressed it 'Miss Gardenia' and it's the plant's name ever since. He searched the net to tell mom how to take care of it and the first thing they learned was it has to be made from terracotta so a search started to find the pot, because these days one we can purchase in malls are of tin or plastic. In a few weeks after checking many malls and stores we found it and the plant was placed with a ceremony into it. They advise terracotta pots, becasue the soil has to sweat and get air not only from the top, but also from the sides that lets the air pass through. After the pot issue was solved then we had to find the place where it was to stand, because we read that the plant was so delicate and has to see the direct sunlight just from the behind of tulle. Even they are being grown in gardens, it's said they should only see direct sunlight as I've written above for half a hour a day in Summer and be in shade for the rest of all the day and on other seasons when Sun rays are cooler, it may sunbathe for an hour :) This kind of Sun theraphy will make the flowers remain longer and smell stronger. Now we've placed our plant to the right pot, right place and all we have to do is to give water once in three days. I deeply recommend you to have one. I'm sure you all wil like it...

A classic...

The days pass one by one and carry us to Eid; just ten more days and the fasting will be over and after three days of rest on Eid, I'll be able to concentrate on my little shop and start to add new items. I know it's hard to tell how one feels while fasting; it's almost impossibe for anyone to understand it who had never experienced by his own. Not eating a crumb and drinking a drop for about 18 hours is a real ordeal, but when it's a commandment of your belief, you can do it easier. As I've explained a little on one of my previous posts; it's a kind of sacrifice to understand how someone having nothing to eat feels and sure supported by some financial sacrifice to end poverty. Any reigion has such commandments to keep people, their bodies, minds and souls in order and to discipline them and this fasting for a month's time is one of them in my religion. My topic is not to define what fasting is, but when one uses words related to some religion or some specific field readers may not be well informed; I guess a little explanation is good. Living the day without nutrition makes one feel a bit tired and lazy so you keep suspending things to be done to the next day and then the other :) Even I knew I would never be able to complete them this month I've started many new items and most have them need some little touch before I can post them here and list in my shop. Even though I was tired, I went out shopping and purchased buttons for the baby cardigans. In the evening I've checked if anything in my shop still remains unshared on my blog and found an apron that I've crocheted according to one my mom used while I was a little girl. We may call this retro, but I still love to call such items 'classic'. It's of red orlon yarn and the edges are white which gives the apron a lovely look. I hope you all will like it...

Sky tones...

I feel better today so I went out to window-shopping and as usual went to the yarn stores to purchase some for the new items I'll knit for the new season. Mom and I were invited to some neighbors for some chat even we all were fasting in the afternoon so we did the daily walk and shopping early in the morning. Dark clouds were gathering up in the sky so we took our umbrellas and thank God we did, because a downpour started as we were on our way back home. After changing clothes we went two floors down to our neighbors and had great time talking on this and that where I've also learned a few different patterns for my knitting projects. I sure will try them first and then share here for you to see. It's about 20 minutes to us breaking our fast that I just could have time to write this post after cleaning my inbox and replying to the comments on communities. I was lost in charts and patterns as I was trying to organize them for blog posts, but I guess I'll be able to share them after the fasting months ends. Till then I try to balance my posts by sharing both my items and friends' and trying promote different stores as much as I can. Just because one feels sleepy when fast's broke; I try to write my blog post before the dinner. Today I've selected 16 items that I think are awesome from fellow Etsians' shops and gathered them in the treasury I've named 'Sky Tones'. I'm sure you all will like the items and hope you'll like the treasury too...

Kitchen love...

Maybe just because I've been fasting for the last 18 days; I've been thinking of kitchen mostly during the day :) If it's not some thoughts on asking mom to cook this and that; it's definitely on buying new kitchen and cookware. Actually I've thought on putting different kitchen items to my shop, but when you have a shop on knit and crochet; you are a bit limited. So I've decided to put a few aprons and wait for customers to ask something custom. I saw I was not wrong on my decision when a few customers asked different colors of my favorite apron and many asking for detailed photos on groups on different websites. Changing the color being the only opportunity makes one look for various colors of yarn and this was what I did on this apron after sending different colors to my customers in different countries. Being an inexperienced shop owner last Christmas season; I tried to add specialized items for the holiday season and first thing was to knit the red of my favorite apron, but this was not enough by its own so I've gone out shopping to buy some felt (sorry to call these mass produced things as 'felt', I really appreciate people doing it in traditional way; processing wool with soap), cut some pine trees and little ornaments in different colors to embellish the item. I hope you all will like it...

2 in 1 set...

As the heat of Summer surrounds us, I'm sure all the knitters started to work on their items for coler times of the year. After all the search on web, all the visits to yarn stores and all the times spent thinking; I guess I have a few things on my mind. I've started some, ordered yarn for some and thinking on the variants of them and will buy the yarn needed when I make up my mind. the new collection will look great when I list them all in my shop and I hope to seize the holiday season sales this year :) When you try to run a shop on knit and crochet items; you see that it's an endless field and variety of the possibe items one can knit or crochet leaves you in awe. I've come to a conclusion some months ago and made a decision not to add more crochet; needle work items that take too much to complete. Even they end by being a masterpiece :) I guess if I can sell them, I'll list them as 'made to order' and use crochet in scarves as I normally do. I try to crochet all ends of the cotton, satin and shiffon scarves I list in my shop, because it makes the item more unique and personal. Knitting is where I'll play and diversify my goodies. I have hand knitted clothing for all ages, some cozies, aprons and accessories and there will be much more, because think what a shopper looks for. Buying for all the family and home from one single shop takes you a step forward if you're not a wholesaler :) Today I want to share some legwarmers. It was around the end of last winter that I've knitted these so I couldn't have much chance to promote them, but this year I'll knit ones in different colors, patterns and motifs. Just because there are too many people selling such accessories on Etsy; I've put them in my shop with and advantage of 2 pairs in 1 pair's price. I hope you all will like them...

Colorful cozies...

It doesn't matter how hot the Sun shines up in the sky when you're sick. Sure this summer flu makes you sweat more than the heat does and the ones got rid of it say it makes you shiver and hide under your blanket time to time. Thank God it doesn't make me shiver, but as every sickness it makes me meel weak. I've learned not to argue with flu, but fight it supported by my allies; meds and herbals :) so I've slept longer than usual today. The weather is better today after the heavy rain last night, but sure when the clouds open the sheltering curtain for a moment, that mischievous star scorches every nook and cranny its rays can reach :) So when the hot face of the Sun appeared, I've closed the awnings and the curtains and started to look at the world from another and smaller window; my computer screen :) There were three inboxes I had to clean up that I did two, shared some items on google + communities, replied to the comments and +1s and started to read articles on promoting a website and blog. There I found a detail I've read earlier, but didn't know what it was; to ping. I've learned that it's a system that works like an alarm wene your blog's updated by sending some sort of message; ping, to the search engines and alike. The experts say; using it in a medium amount brings more traffic to your page so I'll start to do it once in two days and if I'll see and difference will let you know. I've started the post by saying it doesn't matter how the weather is when you are sick and want to share things that are relevant to the introduction. They are some small size hot water cozies I've knitted of various colors of yarn to cheer up the patient. I hope you all will like them...

U warm my heart...

The days turned from hot to scorching and having the effects of this flu makes the time pass slower. I get meds and herbals so not fasting today and spent all day in bed; the only few steps I walked işs from my bedroom to the kitchen to get some drinks and snack or to the living room to watch some tv :) Sure I've used all the enrgy I've got to work on the teams on Etsy before I took a nap. I woke up, cleaned the inbox on google and made a new treasury so I can post to my blog to promote friends' items. I haven't saved it on Etsy yet, because I want followers of my blog to see it first. In this treasury I picked colors yellow to orange in different tones and adding a few golden items made the treasury a bit more glowing. It's Saturday and I know we all spend less time on reading and more time looking at the pictures while we are on web so I'll not write much today, but leave you with the tresaury I've named 'U warm my heart' and it's not only the items, but more than that your warm friendship. I hope you all will like it...

Winter will come...

It's Friday again which means we all will chill out some by just hearing the name of the weekend :) ın the beginning of the week my brother got summer flu and I guess even he got well; I've got effected. I have a sore throat, sweating and sneezing time to time and the heat makes it worse, but I try to rest through the day and give long breaks to knitting. I could hardly work on web, but in the evening I could clear my inbox on google and reply the comments and +1s :) It seems like even you do the chores, the work seems to multiplied and I guess I nedd to start reading the mails I've been saving on the folder I've named 'waiting', because every waiting has to end if you aren't waiting for Godot :) Actually I'm not much out of the track, moving according to the plan I've made at the start, but the pace is a bit slow I guess. thank God there are weekends on which I can complete the remaining work. Tomorrow will be a day I'll be busy with the charst and instructions of the items I'll share again with enough explanation. For the men's cardigan I'll share today, you'll not need much information, but the dimensions of the one you'll knit the item for. It's for XXL size, ribbed knit and on the chest, I've used thick and warm fabric. It's a great outfit for Fall and Winter days. I hope you all will like it...