The stripy blue thing is currently blocking and I am in a quandary. Firstly, I should actually mention what on earth it is I am knitting! The pattern is the Little Coffee Bean Cardigan. After Mr B presented me with various balls of yarn the other week, it was clearly the perfect pattern to make stripes with. It’s a lovely design and I will write more about it in the FO post.

However, the problem is that I have buttons: 22mm or seven-eighths of an inch, as specified in the pattern. But I think they are too big. I like the idea of chunky buttons, but are these the wrong side of chunkiness? *ponders* It stands to reason that the buttons are letting me down yet again. I would sell my grandmother for a lovely button shop within decent travelling distance from my house where I could actually see how the buttons look held against the garment before I buy.

They haven’t been sewn on yet, anyway, so there’s no problem with changing my mind. Which I am 99% likely to do, as I don’t think they’ll fit through the buttonholes, either…