All Grown Up

There has been an unusally-long silence at this blog lately. Despite it being my busiest time of year (common kids! 2 weeks left to decide on college!), Matt and I decided to make a major leap into adulthood.



WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!
After looking at tons of condos & townhouses, mulling over how much we could afford, and learning more than I though possible about the morgage/loan process, we thought we were going to have to settle on a glorified apartment condo. Not that these aren't great options for some people, but deep down we both really wanted a house but thought we couldn't afford it without giving up the neccesities like sushi and coffee and wine and catfood (which is just mind-boggling given our combined incomes... CA real estate.... geesh...)

Anyway...

Through a random series of events we found ourselves at this new development in a different part of town, fell in love with one of the plans, and thanks to a hefty incentive, omg.. we could afford it! We got pre-approved, signed the papers on Saturday, and construction is due to start at the end of this month. HOME OWNERS!

So needless to say, things have been just a wee bit busy around here. I've been squeezing knitting in when I can, and have planned the demise WIPs that just aren't meant to be (i.e. Sideways Spencer - WHEN will I learn that certain styles just don't work on an ample chest?!?) All a part of the process of cleaning out and planning for a new home together :)

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All my time in the last couple weeks has been on Dollar and a Half. This cardigan really is flying by:

The back, 1 front, and 1 sleeve. (also see various loan scribblings)

I knit the entire sleeve in one day while volunteering at a wine competition. Here's the cast on:

Is it normal to drink wine at 10am?

And the sleeve shaping that evening. Don't ask how I did it - all I know is I didn't follow the authors directions because a) I didn't like the way they looked, b) it seems to have worked, and c) I'm hoping that I will even be able to replicate it on sleeve #2.

To ease the boredom of my single-project syndome, I'm taking a 24 hour break from $1.50 to play with the new Cotton-Ease I picked up @ Micheals last week. The color is "Charcoal", but whoever named it that might be colorblind because this is definitely Navy.


I love this yarn, SO glad it's back... but this is only a break. Back to $1.50 tonight.