$25 Target Giveaway + Wedding Registry

Most engaged couples dream about what their lives together will be like after the big day. When registering for gifts, The Target Wedding Registry is the perfect destination for choosing the items that will help you create the life you envision. If you'd like to win a $25 gift card from Target simply visit the Target Wedding Registry, choose something for your wish list, and leave a comment with a link to that product on this blog post. The giveaway ends on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at midnight CST. Best Wishes to all who enter!

Of course, the registry is ideal for practical items like dishes and linens, but why not venture outside the box and include some items just for fun! If you imagine weekends spent together on freewheeling adventures, why not register for a pair of his and hers Schwinn Legacy Cruisers?

And to capture all those memories you create while you’re out and about, don’t forget to add a great camera like the Panasonic Lumix 14.1 to your registry!

Throw a french baguette, some delicious cheeses, a cozy blanket, and a bottle of wine along with the OXO Corckscrew into your bicycle basket, and you have the makings of a perfect picnic for two!

Whatever you’re dreaming of for your married life together, the Target Wedding Registry can help you make those dreams come true!

Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Target. All the opinions in this post are my own.

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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