Notes in case I write this up as a whole new pattern:
Right Side Edging. Add 12. Purl 3 rows.
Slpw, k2,p2,k2,p2,k3. Slpw, p2, kyk, p2, kyk, p2, k2tog. Slpw, k2,p3,k2,p3,k3. Slpw, p2, k3, 1/3, p2, k3, 1/3, p2, k2tog.

Left side edging. Add 12. Knit 3 rows
Slkw, k2,p2,k2,p2,k2,p2tog. Slpw,p2,kyk,p2,kyk,p3. Slpw,k2,p3,k2,p3,k2,p2tog. Slkw, p2,k3,1/3,p2,k3,1/3,p3.

I started this project as a Marian shrug on size 8 needles, but had to frog it completely and replace it with size 7 to get a better fabric.
Sometime after I had finished almost the entire piece I realized that I really did not want a shrug. What I really wanted was a cardigan. So I ripped it out entirely, and modified it. I used the shoulders from the poolside pattern and instead of completing it in the round like a pullover sweater I worked it flat so that I have an open cardigan with the pullover shoulders and sleeves. I continued to work the back as for the directions of the Marian shrug and then finished with the Henslowe bind off using the Marian lace for the front.
At the end of the day it really is a whole different pattern but since I’ve incorporated three different patterns from three different pieces I’m calling it the Cobbled Cardigan.

I WON A SET OF CHIAOGOO NEEDLES
I found a post on Facebook that Chiaogoo Needles (my absolute favourite brand to work with!) was having a contest on Ravelry. Below is what I posted:
I bought my first pair of ChiaoGoo specifically for my award winning Wilmington Shawl and immediately raved about them in my project notes. “Also new to this project, since I didn’t have size 7 needles, is a set of ChiaoGoo red cables. I started my needle collection with Addis, fell in love with Hiya Hiya, and have to say, now love ChiaoGoo best of all.” I swiftly purchased a second size, and will quickly and quietly be swapping out my Addis and HiyaHiyas with ChiaoGoo… (Quickly because I love them; quietly so my darling husband hopefully won’t notice!) The red cable is so supple, it makes working magic loop or large projects a breeze!
Currently on the needles is a fabulous experimental piece for me. I just finished my first sweater, and have now tackled my first cardigan! I have “Cobbled” it together from three different patterns. poolside, Marian and I’m planning on adding the lace bind off used in Henslowe.
So I present my “Cobbled Cardigan” currently on the needles. I took this shot at my local Panera, where I meet with a wonderful group of women for the Northern Montgomery County SNB! It’s been a week on the needles, but I’m almost done, and then I have a small laundry list of stitching to do for the holidays. Convertible mittens/fingerless mitts, a few cowls, a shawl, and maybe a pair of socks! Gosh wouldn’t those projects just stitch up so much faster if ALL my needles were as lovely as my two pairs of ChiaoGoos??? Hmmm…

Well just a few hours ago I learned that I had won! I gleefully picked out a set of Chiaogoo interchangeable needles in their Twist Red Lace, size 9-15s. I already have “nice needles” in size 0-8, so this completes my collection perfectly!