Well, it was…but then it wasn’t.
I had a great picture of George using the newly-ressurected-Cobblestone Sweater as a cat bed.
I deleted the pictures off my memory card (I thought) and saved the few that were on my internal memory (I thought). Yeah, you can see where this is going. All of the pictures are deleted. Not a big deal, except that picture was going to be the focus of this blog post. It was really cute.
Look, pretty yarn!
Destined to become the Yarn Harlot’s One Row Handspun Scarf.
Over the summer I made quite a few purchases of souvenir yarn.
Like this lovely yarn:
And this:
The top is the famous Malabrigo in Rojo Intenso. It definitely is as soft as it’s reputation has made it out to be. I have two skeins of it and I think I’ll use it for the My So-Called Scarf.
The bottom is my favorite worsted weight yarn, Dream in Color Classy. It’s the November Muse colorway, with beautiful shades of brown. My picture has purple and blue tones, which is way off from reality. I bought the Dream in Color Shrug pattern for this yarn.
I’ve been good and haven’t started either project. I finished the first half of the stole and I’m ready to start on the second half. I actually did more repeats than the pattern called for, so I may do less repeats on the second half. The baby sweater still needs buttons, but I did buy them today, so there’s hope for that. And, I haven’t done a thing on Josh’s Cobblestone sweater.
Our summer was fun, but I love the structure that comes with the beginning of school. I miss the free time, but I love the routines that we fall into. Like the routine of blogging more than once a month.
Finished: Placket Sweater
I haven’t blocked this yet, which is pretty obvious if you look at it closely. I still need to find some beads to use as buttons, too. I really could have finished this much faster than I did. I like the contrasting colors, but I should have done the placket in the tan, too. I was away from home when I started the placket and couldn’t wrap my brain around how to do it without weaving in a billion ends. It’s a great pattern and chances are I’ll do another one and I think I’ve figured that part out. I used KnitPicks Swish and I’m happy with how it knit up. This will be going to a teacher at Emma’s daycare. She had an almost 9 pound baby boy a few weeks ago, so it’s a good thing I made the 6-12 month size.
Not finished: Cluaranach Stole
I really like it, though I hope I can block it quite a bit bigger when it’s all done. I’d like it wider, but I didn’t swatch, so I’m not sure how it’ll all work out. It’s great yarn (Dream in Color Baby) and one I’d use again.
I have a pretty big list of things I’d like to work on this winter. I need to finish Josh’s Cobblestone sweater before I start on anything else. That’s been on hold all summer, but we have cooler temperatures now, so I can get back to it.
What, you don’t celebrate Couch Potato Day?
You poor thing. We’re spending the day doing the least amount of “work” that we can. I’m knitting, reading, and watching tv. LouLa gets to watch tv ALL DAY! Josh is finishing up laundry, but that’s due to his own lack of planning. I do suspect that doing laundry is just a way for him to have Couch Potato Day every weekend, though. He seems to spend a lot of time watching tv while doing the laundry. As long as it gets done, I don’t say much. Better him than me, right?
Things will go back to normal tomorrow, though. Up at 5, off to school/work at 6:30, home at 4:30, dinner at 5:15, bath at 6:00, bedtime at 7:15. Rinse, repeat.
I might have pictures next weekend, since I found the magical cord. Getting back into my usual winter routines will be good. I’m a girl who loves structure and plans.
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