Ruana Progress

So I've finished the swatch for the main motif of the Ruana. It's worked in Patons Colour Works Aran (shade: Terracotta), which is fabulous.

I started working from the cabled motif I was using with the Sirdar Click, but frogged it and went with my original idea of a knit/purl motif.

I'll still work cables along the outer edge, they may be diamond shaped or twisted cables, I haven't decided yet.

Ruana swatch from the back 

Above is a picture of the swatch from the back, below is the front.

Ruana swatch from the front

All this knitting has left my finger very, very stiff so I'm taking a break from knitting until Monday. In it's place I have been baking, I made Nutty Oat biscuits yesterday and may make my Nutty Biscotti and Shortbread biscuits throughout the week.