That said, here's a quick update on the Amy vest I was working on: I finished the knitting part ages ago, and I even joined the shoulders and picked up around the neckline and one armhole (I left the other arm open to help facilitate the sewing of the argyle diamonds). I managed to sew 1 1/2 diamonds, but since I'd rather spend my time knitting and not sewing, I just haven't been in the mood to do the rest. One good motivating factor is that I really do want to wear this thing when it's done, so hopefully I will find enough encouragement in that.
With the vest set aside, I needed another major knitting project to keep my fingers happy. I was going to knit a tank top with some Rowan Kid Soft I got on eBay, but I don't think I have enough yarn for the patterns I have on hand. I decided not to risk it, but I'm keeping my eyes open for anyone selling a leftover ball of the same in a nice contrasting or complementary color (I have #759 Chuckle, an almost-Smurf blue).
After flipping through my library of Rebecca magazines, I remembered that I bought a bag of GGH Goa last summer when I was in Oregon. I found the pattern I intended to use, and since I hadn't done anything involving cables in a while, it seemed like a good idea. It is the first pattern in issue number 23:
The color I have is a nice dark, crimson red. I've been into red lately. It's weird, because I used to not care for it at all, but now I buy practically everything in red. Anyway, here's how it's going so far:
AND, my sister asked me to knit her a scarf. Actually, scarves. Three of them. Someone at her work was wearing one of those furry scarves, and my sister decided she wanted one too. She went to buy some yarn and fell under the curse - she couldn't pick just one, so she bought enough yarn for three different scarves. Who knew those innocent looking little blobs of string had so much power? She likes purple:
I also whipped up a batch of my favorite snack cookies, lemon-anise biscotti. Yum-a-roonies!
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