The Reality of Life with the Twins

I'm making major changes to the Glee Top pattern after reading up on other finished products in blogland.

I've known in the back of my mind for a long time that this probably wouldn't be the most flattering top for a petite girl sporting a "more than ample" chest... but as always, I didn't care and proceeded anyway (I have the same suspicion with Aline which may be why I am subconciously stalling on finishing it).

Anyhow, I've been throwing around the idea of a) Making this a cardigan, and hook-and-eyeing it all the way down, providing more styling opportunities, b) Knitting the sleeves down to 3/4 legnth, and c) adding waist shaping.

b) and c) were pretty much a given, but I've decided that a) definitely needs to be worked as well. As much as I hate the purl, this will be a good move so I won't end up throwing it out the window or turning it into a cat bed for Viva.

So there. St St it is.

This will definitely be the project for this weekend - I can't screw up [*Row 1: Knit, Row 2: Purl*, Repeat from *] when drinking.

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2007 Goal Setting - March Update / WIP LIST

Cool Weather Projects
[ ] Aline Jacket
[ ] F'No State Tweed
[ ] Glee Cardigan
[ ] Dollar and a Half Cardigan

Warm Weather Projects
[ ] 70's Kitchen Socks
[ ] Corset Top
[ ] Sunburst Sling Bag
[ ] Saturday Market Bag
[ ] Lucky Clover Wrap

Yarn Shopping List:
[ ] 10 Balls Patrons Grace
[ ] 10 Balls Andean Silk
[ ] 2 Balls, in 2 colors (4 total) of Andean Treasure
[x] 1 Hank Blue Sky Alpaca & Silk
[x] 3 Skeins Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in Truffle
[ ] 1 Hank Recycled Silk
[ ] Undisclosed amount of Black Euroflax Linen
[ ] Size 7 Addi Turbos

Accidently on Purpose

Thank you ALL for the birthday wishes - I'm absolutely terrible about responding to individual comments but they were taken with a smile!

The actual birthday night went well - I had to work all day Saturday at an on-campus event so I was pretty dang tired but pushed through it. Let's just be glad I didn't have the camera out after 10pm.


This weekend is the actual "party", which involves wine tasting, good food, and Santa Cruz. 3 of my favorite things. I'm super duper excitied. It's been over 8 months since I've been there - the longest period of time in almost 5 years!

Other than that, I'm not quite sure where all my money and the month of March have gone! I must be distracted, because this just occured to me last night:


Please excuse the camera phone that makes this the color of the stuff that Viva threw up two nights ago.

It's the Dollar and a Half Cardigan, and although the directions AND the photo clearly illustrate that the panels between the lace should be reverse st st, I failed to note this. However, I like it. A lot. This is one knitting mistake I'm actually glad I made.

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PS - For a Friend to Knit With / Regarding the Green Sweater - it's the A-Line Coat from the Debbie Bliss Cathay booklet. I am SO damn close to finishing this... and it will definitely be a monkey off my back!

Good Things on a Friday Night

My garden is blooming....


My needles are clicking....



And I'm home with boy + cat + Zinfandel, waiting on 27.


I'm tired, it's been a long day... so that's all I've got ;)