Hourlgass

In my frustration with both the Dublin Bay sock and the Tahki pullover, I cast on for the Hourglass pullover from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I'm using a dark peacock blue color of Berroco Pleasure I scored at the Webs tent sale in the spring. It is buttery soft and great to work with so far! I'm anticipating a fairly quick knit as it's mostly stockinette! I want to do some contrasting color trim (just 1 row) and have some light blue Patons Classic Merino that I want to use. Different yarn, different texture, but I think for one row of trim it won't matter that much, but I think it'll make a great color punch!

Behold the leftovers

After having three Thanksgiving dinners (our annual tradition - one in MD with relatives the week prior to the actual holiday, one on Thanksgiving Day, and one on Friday) we had plenty of leftovers to show for it. Hubby made quick work of the turkey and fixings, but as of Saturday night these were still around.

Clockwise from the top:
- "Fooled you" apple pie (mom's - the crust is actually poured over the top)
- Apple Crisp
- Squash Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Pie
As of this morning, there is 2 slices of squash pie left......I hope everyone had a wonderful, filling Thanksgiving!

On the knitting front, as promised, finished Banff!

I love how it fits - just as intended - oversized and cuddly. I do have to re-bind off the neck though. It is a little tight, so I think I'll go up to a bigger needle size and redo it. Other than that, it's perfect!

I finished Dublin Bay #2 after a fury of knitting during football yesterday. Now I kind of understand how people can finish socks so quick. But, after holding it up against #1, this one is a good 1.5" shorter! What gives??? So, I'm ripping back and re-knitting. Ugh. I want to start Jaywalker, so I'm determined to finish these!

I am about 3 rows into the Tahki sweater - not sure if I'm liking how the yarn is knitting up for this. The gauge may be too big for it. I'll knit a little further and see how it goes. I wish they made size 12 needles. My gauge on 11's didn't work, and on 13's it was too big! I'll have to fudge a little. This sweater is so oversized, I'm not too concerned.

A great little treat came in the mail on Friday. I got my free yarn samples from Webs! They sent about 6" lengths of their house yarns. All I can say is that I will be making something out of them. They felt wonderful, and the colors!!!

The Red Planet Cardi also met it's fate this past week.....

Onwards and Upwards

After getting over my fear of cabling with Hope, and getting the stink out of the blue yarn, I figure my next project would logically be the Tahki Oversized Cable Pullover from the Tahki Winter 2004 booklet.


I've had it for a while, and the chart actually now looks simple (dare I say). I think it will make a nice, big, comfy sweater for winter. Plus, as an added bonus, I'll be getting rid of a heap of yarn from my stash! (my secret goal before the Webs year end sale is to use as much of the stash as possible to justify more yarn purchases!).

On a gift knitting note, I completed the hat for my sister in law, the knitting for the felted pillbox hat from SimpleChic for my mother in law, and I'm getting through the Dublin Bay sock #2 (which I want to finish ASAP so I can start the Jaywalker sock with my KnitPicks Pansy yarn!). I didn't put much on the agenda this year for holiday knitting. I may start a pair of mittens to match my sister in law's hat, but only if I have time. Her birthday is in February anyway, so I could knit them for that also. It's nice to be working on a bunch of small projects that finish lickety split.

I feel like I'm going through good tex mex withdrawls. Down in Baltimore, my cousin and I always go to Baja Fresh. There are none at all around me, and I absolutely LOOOOOVE their food. I get a veggie burrito and tons of their fresh made salsa. Can't get enough. Recently, we've been going to Chipotle also - another great, fresh made veggie burrito. I was lucky enough on this past trip to get to go to both. Heaven. Sadly, niether is located anywhere near me. This may be a good thing as I'd probably spend way too much time at either one.

Lots of cooking and cleaning to be done today. The boys will get a nice bath and blow dry before all the guests come tomorrow. I got a 23.4 pound turkey last night - that should hopefully be big enough for the 14 people we have coming over. One thing at my house - there is always enough food! (though I often worry there won't be!)

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

(I'll promise to have completed modeled Banff pictures this weekend!)

A nice weekend away

Took a little break this past weekend and travelled to Baltimore to visit my cousins and to DC to stop in at my aunt and uncles. It was a lot of fun, didn't knit really at all (except for the car ride) but 2 kids under the age of 4 will do that! I plan on taking some pictures tonight of completed Banff, So Called and progress shots on my Dublin Bay #2. I also started and finished a hat for my sister in law on the drive down. So much to catch up on!

Fighting SSS

I finished Dublin Bay #1 (picture pre-seaming) - my Kitchner actually turned out pretty good thanks to the tutorial on Knitty it took it a few steps beyond the basics - I always messed up the beginning, and I liked how it said that you will do the first few steps only once. Big Help. Now I have to get the motivation up to start #2. I'm fighting SSS big time. But, I think I can lick it. (fingers crossed)



I also finished the neck and sleeve seams for Banff (picture pre-neck) now all I have to do is the under sleeve and side seams! Of course, it's going to be mid 50's this week....I made sure when I blocked it that the ribbing for the body and sleeves was the same width as the stockinette part - I did not want any gathering of the ribbing at all so it would make a "poof" right above the ribbing. I think I succeeded, but only a try-on will tell. My only issue so far has been seaming with this yarn. I don't tug hard, but every once and a while this happens:

See that nasty end? The yarn almost feels like it just disintegrates and it pulls apart. Very annoying. I had to rip back far enough I could try to felt the ends together - no luck. So, I just pulled the whole thing out and started again. It happened twice more, so I ended up weaving in ends and starting new. It was getting very frustrating!


Vodka and yarn - ahh what a combination. I did the rest of the skeins, and now they just need a Euclan bath. We had a nice sunny Saturday, so I put them outside to dry in the sun and breeze. I'd love to find some of the lavendar scented at a local place, but they are few and far between! My ball winder and I will be spending lots of time together real soon.....



My So Called Scarf is also coming along nicely. I love the fact I can pick it up and do a few rows inbetween other things going on.

Some Assembly Required

Banff is finally dry (it took a while considering it's been so dry out anyway), so I started seaming last night while hubby and a buddy worked on finishing up our bathroom laundry enclosure. I got one sleeve seamed to the front and back, so now I just have to do the other one and seam up the sides and sleeves. I'm really wanting to finish tonight. Pictures to come tomorrow...

I'm 2 of 5 balls into My So Called Scarf. Loving the pattern, very easy to memorize, and it goes quick. The yarn is working perfect (dare I say) and the varigation is showing the stitches really well.

Dublin Bay - I just have to Kitchner the toe and one is done! I'm really afraid that it is going to be too big on mom. It fits me in the foot, and is actually a little big in the leg area. We'll see. I can start the 2nd one and always keep them for me if they don't fit her, and knit her another pair...It was really hard when you don't have a foot to try it on!

I'll take a bunch of pictures tonight and post tomorrow!

We had a HARD frost the past two nights. Luckily it has been getting up to the 50's during the day. Winter is coming.

On to Blocking

I finished knitting Banff last night. I did rip out sleeve #1 back to the straight knitting and took out the same 6 rows. They now measure perfectly! Tonight I plan on blocking the front and both sleeves so I can finish it this weekend and wear it next week if the weather cooperates.

I'm wearing Dolman today - I finished it late in the season last year, so I don't remember wearing it much. It's nice to have it back out.

This weekend I also plan on using the 1.75 liters of Vodka I got last week. I got some yarn from Webs last year on cones. It is a beautiful cornflowery blue, just right for the big Tahki cabled sweater I want to make. Since the sweater required so much yarn, this was a good deal. I wound it from the cones into skeins to verify how much yardage I had. I noticed a faint musty smell to the yarn. I figured it was from being in the Webs warehouse. I set the skeins outside for a few days to air out. No luck. I tried Febreeze - no luck. I tried Euclan - no luck. I was dreading the fact that I now had 1600 yards of smelly yarn that I couldn't use! So, I let it sit for the summer not wanting to think about or knit a huge wool thing. I pulled it out a week or so ago getting my list of fall knits ready. Once again, I was faced with the faint musty odor. I posted a question on the forum as I always get great responses, and usually a solution to my problems there. As the knitting gods would have it, I got a bunch of suggestions.

Putting the yarn in a ziplock and then in the freezer for a few days sounded strange, but easy enough, so I did that. Less of a smell, but it was still there.

Another suggestion was putting the yarn in a black trash bag and putting it in the sun to bake out the moldy smell. Made sense, but being November, the sun isn't very warm, I nixed that idea (but will keep it in mind for when weather is warmer).

The strangest was using Vodka. Posters said that the entertainment industry uses Vodka in spray bottles to freshen up costumes that can't be washed. One poster even said she used it on her hockey jersey. I figured, if it can work on a hockey jersey, yarn should be no problem!

I poured it into a spray bottle (we had about 1/2 bottle of some older cheap stuff laying around) and sprayed the skein. I wasn't sure if I needed to drench it, or just spray it, so I drenched pretty well. I let it air dry and low and behold - NO SMELL!!!!!!! I was so happy!!! I think a bath in Eucalan will also do it some good after the vodka.

On to the next 18 skeins!

The homestretch

I'm in the homestretch of Banff and started to worry about having enough yarn. I know my row gauge was a little off for the back and front (I was about 1" too long, but I wanted it a touch longer anyway) so I took a tip from januaryone and got out the kitchen scale. (I don't have the great action shots like she did, but mine wasn't nearly as close!)

My finished sleeve (which is about 1.5" too long) is 6.75 ounces. I have 7 ounces of yarn left (ouch!) but, the saving grace is that sleeve #2 already weighs 2.5 ounces. That means I have 2.75 ounces left over for seaming and the neck (almost forgot about that!!!). I also plan on ripping back sleeve #1 to the straight section and decreasing the number of rows by 6 (about 1" worth) so I'll have a little extra for seaming the arms. I had 9 skeins, and the smaller size only called for 7, so I'm really glad I didn't choose to do the big size, and got more than enough for the small size!

I'm almost at the toe of Dublin Bay sock #1. I didn't get much, if any knitting accomplished this weekend as we had my sister-in-law's wedding in NJ. We were 3 across in the backseat of the car driving down, so I didn't really have knitting room. At least it wasn't too long a drive.

My SP tagged me with the current knitting questionairre going around, so here goes: (I think she added the first one)
What knitting books do you have in your library???
Let's see. Weekend Knitting, Stitch-n-Bitch (my first book), Rowan Treasury (ebay!) and my newest aquisition, the Knitters Book of Finishing Techniques. I think the big Vogue Knitting book is my last "I want it!" book that I haven't gotten yet!

What is your all time favourite yarn to knit with?
Hmmm. This is hard because I honestly have not knit with some of the good stuff yet. I loved the All Seasons Cotton I used for Hope. I really would like to try some Aurora 8 - I have heard such raves about it! I also need to try some decent sock yarn! The Kroy I have is really splitty and not as nice as I'd like.

Your favourite needles?
My Denises!

The worst thing you've ever knit?
The recent Red Planet Cardi destined to return to its roots as balls of yarn.

Your most favourite knit pattern? (maybe you don't like wearing it...but it was the most fun to knit)
Hope (in a masochistic kind of way)

Most valuable knitting technique?
I'd have to agree with a lot of people on this and say bravery/guts. Just to have the fortitude to rip something out, or only rip out a column of stitches. It saves re-knitting time, and is great to know you can do it!

Best knit book or magazine?
I really like Rebecca for the simple, stylish patterns - I only have one, but am looking forward to more! I also love IK - seems like there is at least 3 or 4 things in each issue that I want to knit, plus they usually have some great articles.

Your favourite knit-a-long?
I'd have to say the XBack - just from the point that in substituting the yarn made the pattern so different - it was nice to read other people's experiences and fixes! (Same for the Hourglass KAL - great info!)

Your favourite knitblogs?
See the sidebar - there are quite a few! I love Sweetgeorgia's photos....

Your favourite knitwear designer?
Not really sure on this one - I like Jo Sharp and Debbie Bliss for some of their simple styles. I guess I don't have one that I swoon over.

The knit item you wear the most? (how about a picture of it!)
My first scarf (I don't have a picture - yet!) It is with Lion Brand Wool Ease Think and Quick, but it is a million miles long, toasty warm, and has tea/coffee stains on it. It keeps me very cozy on my long walks into work from the parking lot in the tundra! It has more sentimental value than actual knitting value. I would love to re-create it one day in something else.

To the frogpond

I decided last night after staring at it that the Red Planet Cardi was headed for the frogpond. Yarn + Raglan Sleeve Pattern = non flattering. I do have several raglan sleeve sweaters, but with this bulky yarn it just didn't work. I plan on finding a set in or square sleeve pattern for it. I think it will make a very cute zip front cardi, just not with this pattern. And nothing against the pattern - I really liked the simplicity of it, and it looks like Laura even redid the pattern and added more sizes and some shaping. I have a bag of varigated 501 that may turn into one in the future.

I plan on a few scarves after browsing my stash. I really want to knit a "My So Called Scarf" and a few red/white/pink varigated balls of some Lang Polar should do the trick. An Irish Hiking Scarf may also come into being from the plain navy Lang Polar. I have a little bit of gift knitting to do for a few people (trying not to promise too much) and need to get started on that soon.

I cast on for sleeve 2 of Banff last night, and turned the heel of Dublin Bay. I like making progress!

Happy Anniversary Sweetie.....

Just wanted to wish my hubby a Happy 2nd Anniversary. He makes me truly can utterly happy, and as the cliche goes, completes me. It's hard to believe it was 2 years ago today. Time goes so fast.

I love you sweetie!

More progress

I am very close to finishing the first sleeve of Banff. I didn't knit as much as I had hoped last night. Here are the 3 parts I have so far (back is the blocked one)



I also am at the heel flap for the Dublin Bay socks. I like the simple lace pattern - easy to memorize!

Happy Day After Halloween! (and SP6 strikes again!)

Had a really fun Halloween - a house overflowing with dogs and candy. Who could ask for more! I did feel bad - hubby is very sick and managed in his drug induced state to sleep through 6 barking dogs and the doorbell every 2 minutes. The barking did subside after about 15 trick or treaters though (thank goodness!). I had quite a few kids - I got the BIG bags of candy at the warehouse store as people bring (literally) minivan loads of kids into our neighborhood to go house to house. I went through about 3 of the 5 bags I got. Not too bad. Inbetween answering the "trick or treat!" calls, this is what I was faced with:

My friend Terri brought her 4 aussies over to play while she took her daughter out. We had fun!!! I love their little jester collars.

I also came home to a great surprise (2 actually). My mom and dad sent their annual Halloween package filled with all sorts of goodies including the sugar cookies that hubby loves and this - my 2nd SP gift!










A whole bunch of stuff with a fall theme. There was cranberry plum lotion and body scrub, beautiful Crystal Palace yarns (have to figure out what to do with 1 skein of each - suggestions?) the Knitticism's book (looks like a fun read) all pacakged up so pretty!!! Yipee!

I'm one repeat away from starting the heel of the Dublin Bay sock - I can't decide how long I want the leg. I have about 50 more rows of sleeve 1 for Banff and the back is dry from blocking. I'm hoping (really hoping) to be done with the knitting part before we leave for NJ on Friday (sister in law's wedding).

I hope everyone had a great, fun Halloween and didn't get sick of too much candy!

Apples and Banff and Socks - Oh My!

It turned out to be a beautiful weekend weatherwise - yesterday was low 60's with not a cloud to be found anywhere. The friends we were supposed to go apple picking with a few weeks back (got rained out) came to our house and we went and picked a whole bunch of apples! We were shocked - some of the trees didn't even look like they had even been touched yet!



The view was beautiful....



On the knitting front, I got both the front and back of Banff done, along with a chunk of one sleeve. Quick knit! They are blocking so when I get the sleeves done I can start assembling. The Dublin Bay sock is coming along - have about 4" of the leg done (didn't work on it that much this weekend - more of a during the week knit). I also swatched for the Hourglass sweater using some Outback Wool I got at MDS&W last year. It's a really pretty varigated pink/brown. I'm not so sure it will be "next to skin soft" but I guess only a knit up will tell. I hear it's a quick knit also, so that will most likely be my next project!

I'm glad Fall is back this week - maybe I can finally get the lawn fertilized!

This Socks

Ok - I think I have sock issues. Not the typical Second Sock Syndrome (though I may have a touch of that) but an issue on a greater level. I have started this same stinkin' sock about 6 times now - different cast ons, different yarn, different pattern. I just can't get going. I did about 4 repeats of the Retro Rib pattern and I think the pattern is truly getting lost in the yarn. Varigated yarn was probalby not the best choice. I do like the pattern - so maybe I will start a pair of solid color socks with it. I have some light grey Kroy Socks in the stash. So, once again I am ripping out socks. Seems like I rip out way more than I knit lately. I have decided on the Dublin Bay Socks for the varigated yarn. Since the model is shown in varigated, I have a pretty good idea that my yarn will work ok for it.

My knitting partner in crime, Heather, did an adorable sock out of a pink heather colored worsted weight yarn with off white heels and toes. They are just too cute and cozy looking. I think I may have to make a pair.....(yeah, right - I can't seem to get past the ribbing on any sock lately!)

On a more positive note, two good things: Banff is coming along great - I'm another ball into it, and almost done with the back (probalby finish it tonight during Survivor/CSI).
Second good thing: I left work yesterday, opened the door and saw this!



Amazing. I don't think I have seen the sun in quite some time. The clouds were those big, huge puffy kind, and man, were they moving! It was really windy.

Rain Rain GO AWAY!

Surprise surprise to wake up to another rainy day around here. It's getting a bit crazy. We are supposed to see the sun this weekend - it's at the point I don't really remember what it looks like.

I worked a chunk of Banff last night and I'm at the point where I'm beginning the decreases for the raglan arm holes. It's going really quick (which I'm loving) and I'm hoping to have another cozy sweater in a week or so.

The yarn is neat - the background is a dark olive green, but it has flecks of almost every other color in it. It's really pretty - a little scratchy, but I think a bath in Euclean will help that.

I got it off ebay almost a year ago, and remarkably, it's the exact yarn called for in the pattern (Tahki Soho Bulky Tweed) but in a discontinued color. I have the exact number of skeins I need, so this was a meant to be project.

I also did a little on the Retro Rib socks. I love the color, and the pattern is pretty easy. I'm not sure what my brain block was on the previous socks I have started recently, but these are going well. I also switched to shorter DPN's. Less poking myself.

Off to knitting group tonight!

A perfect way to spend a rainy Saturday

A nice cup of cocoa, my newly started sock and the Vogue Knitting bible. Heaven. After picking the German Twisted Cast on, I modified a little and used K2P2 ribbing instead. My K1P1 always comes out really loose. This is much better. I'm at the point of the heel now, so I am turning to the Simple Socks book for the short row version. Progress is lovely. It has been a battle, but I have learned a few things and am the better novice sock knitter for it. Both of these books are on my "want it" list. I think I may get the VK book this afternoon - we'll see.....

I got a zipper for the Red Planet Cardi - it is done - finished on Friday afternoon. I'm not so sure I like it. I think the combination of lack of shaping and bulky yarn may do it in. I am not afraid of frogging it. I love the pattern, and it looks like she just re-wrote the pattern to include sizing and shaping. I'd like to try it again, maybe in a different yarn. So, what to do with it??? I love the free pattern that Elann shows with this yarn. The problem is that I only have 15 balls. They also posted a new free pattern for a chunky yarn they'll be selling today. The gauge is a bit different, and not sure if I am willing to increase my needle size that much (used #11's for the Red Planet) to get it. I think I'll just let it ruminate for a bit and see what I come up with.

I started Banff - ribbing, ribbing, ribbing!

Sleeve City

I am so close to the "sweater in a week" goal - I started (re-started actually) the Red Planet Cardi last week at knit group. I hope to finish it there tonight (or tonight at Heather's vacuuming out the water from her basement!). I have 95% of the first sleeve done with only a few inches and some ribbing to do. I ended up switching to DPN's very early on as the circs were just not small enough around and it was getting to be real annoying. By some act of fate, I actually have #11 DPN's from a pair of mittens I made. They are working perfectly. Much easier and faster than scooching the stiches around the circ. I didn't do nearly as many decreases as she did in the original pattern. The yarn is much bulkier, so I want a much roomier sleeve. Plus, I have a lot less stitches to begin with.

I have ripped out and restarted the same sock 4 times now. For some reason I insist on experimenting with new and exciting cast ons. I started with my standard long tail on #3's. Too loose. Switched to the German Twisted on the same #3's. Good cast on, but I got about 4 rows into the stockinette past the ribbing and, sigh, too loose again. Try again. This time I tried the German Twisted on #2's. Better, but still not great fabric density. I don't have anything smaller, so in my need to learn something out of this whole experience, I ripped out again and tried a provisional cast on to work toe up (yeah, change one thing, may as well change the way I'm knitting the whole sock!). I like it, but really don't want to go to a smaller needle. I am afraid it will take so long to complete the sock I won't want to do another! This sock yarn (Fortissima Colori) seems much thinner than what I've used in the past. So, we'll see.....

I also went to the Sheep Shack after work yesterday. When I was there for the Yarn Harlot book signing, I spied a completed Banff sweater hanging above my head. It was done in beautiful Manos. I have the yarn for this sweater - in fact it was my very first stash addition 10 long months ago. I have been on the fence about knitting it as I've seen some completed ones look not so flattering on their knitters. Some looked great (like Alison's) which made me keep the yarn and not use it as of yet. So, 9 skeins of Tahki Soho Bulky Tweed in a great dark green sit in a bin, waiting....until now. I tried the sweater on at the store and it fit great, looked great. Roomy and comfortable - perfect for a snowy day with jeans. My next project found.

Water water everywhere!

What a week - it rained for I think 8 or 9 days straight here - a total of about a foot of rain from what I hear. Saturday we had washed out roads, flooded roads - water everywhere. It was strange seeing things totally under water! This is where we go to walk/run the dogs - the bench is usually about 7' from the water line....

This is a shot of what used to be a boat ramp area - the trees are about where the water usually comes to!


Luckily, most of the water has receeded and stuff is drying out.

On the knitting front, this bulky yarn is making this sweater fly! I used about 6 balls this weekend and have this to show for it:

I put the sleeve stitches on holders, and I'm about 5 or 6" into the body. I'm hoping to really get a good chunk done tonight (the rest of the body at least) and have it done for Wednesday's knit group. A sweater in a week - can't beat that! I do have to get/install the zipper too, but I can still wear it without it. The yarn is tiring to work with - since it's fleecy, it tends to not slide against each other that well, but it is very soft and cuddly! This is going so quick I haven't decided what to make next!

I started another pair of ankle socks with some yarn my bud Heather got me. It's very pretty blues with some white. I used the Old Norwegan/German Twisted Cast On for the first time. It was easy once I got the hang of it, and it looks a lot neater than my usual long tail cast on. I do have to learn a new join though - mine always look messy. Practice makes perfect I guess, so more socks to come!

The firsts

I was thinking about it while wearing Hope to my knitting group last night - there were a bunch of "firsts" in this project -
- first cable
- first chart
- first set in sleeves
- first time I used the yarn called for!

I now look at other cabled or charted patterns without nearly as much dread or fear. Once it is broken down, it is back to the basics - just knitting and purling.

Another first, but on a different project - I did a good chunk on the RPC (Red Planet Cardi) - got about 5" in and was looking at my edges - since they will be showing (I plan on making it a zip front)they were not nearly as smooth as I would like. So, being the new fearless frogger I am, I ripped the whole thing out and started over. I am now slipping the first stitch of every row. Much, much better. In about an hour, I was back to my 5". After watching my TiVo'd Amazing Race (anyone else just not happy with this season?) I noticed that my ribbed edging was off - I somehow space knitting the last 3 stitches of the purl rows. Using newfound confidence from my frogging, and reading helpful tips on Knitters Review I simply dropped the last 3 stitches back to where I should have purled and purled them, bringing the K/P pattern up the ladder as I re-did it with the crochet hook! Sweet! How cool was that! Any previous time I would have ripped the whole thing out again, but I wasn't going to do that. So, another first to add to the list. I like doing that. New skills are so much fun to use!

A side note - I really, really like how the increases look. Very raglany (if that is a word). I guess that would make sense for a raglan sleever cardi! Pics coming....

I got about 60lbs of books from the library yesterday. They all came in from interlibrary loans at the same time! The list includes:

Simple socks, plain and fancy

Handknits for Kids by Lucinda Guy

Knitters Stash

Handknit Holidays by Melanie Falick

Knitted Toys by Fiona McTague

Rowan 37 (can you believe they had Rowan at the library!)

Luckily, most are not due for a few weeks, so it will give me a chance to go through them. The Lucinda Guy book looks really cute with it's combination of the "real life" knitted garment on the illustrated bodies. That is pretty much the only one I've flipped through so far. Good thing it's supposed to rain the next few days!

Finally Done!

May I present, Hope....


She fits perfectly - I am wearing it to work today, and I love this yarn - it is really soft and comfortable. Great for a blustery rainy day like today! The neck is stretching out a bit, but I think it will be kind of like a pair of jeans. Reshape in the wash and a light tumble dry.
I also started Red Planet last night.



I'm about 6 rows in and it's flying - this will be fun!