rounding the bend and nearing the finish line

Despite my best efforts, the color of my Peace Fleece sweater refuses to be photographed. This is the best I got.

Oh, you wanted to see the sweater too? It's thoroughly unremarkable. It's nearly done -- maybe another 3" to go, and a few ends to weave in.

I really hope to have a new sweater by the end of the weekend. Of course, I also have a paper to write for class. I've been exceptionally disciplined so far this semester. My plan is to go the library and study every Friday night (LOSER!) so that I can knock off a few hours of homework at the start of the weekend, and actually enjoy one of the weekend days without homework looming over my head. So, if I do good work on Friday and Saturday, I can loaf about and knit on Sunday :)

Also, I finally managed to get photos of several other knitty things (though not all), so more posting shall ensue. Though not right now, since I need to go explore some legal issues in higher education.

PS -- Go give the Mafia some fiber-bloggy-love if you haven't yet. She's had a first class shitty week. Would that wool could make everything better.

sockapalooza

I just got an update from my sockpal that my socks are on the way. Woo hoo! A new sweater on the needles (one sleeve is done, one to go, and then another six inches on the body) and new woolies for the feet. Bring on the cool weather!

a chill in the air

I don't particularly like summer. Too hot! Too humid! Too sweaty! But, I like the fall. And as soon as the New England evenings started to get just a wee bit chilly, I got in a sweater mood. A wool sweater mood.

So, did I return to my Nantucket Jacket, which only needs sleeves? Or the pre-blog Must Have Cardi that I owe my mom from 2-3 years ago? No, I started a new sweater!

This is a top-down raglan pull-over in a nearly un-photograph-able color of Peace Fleece. It's a medium-to-dark brown with green and maroon tweedy bits. I wanted a snuggly, casual, pullover v-neck sweater, much like a sweatshirt. I think this will fit the bill nicely. And, being nearly all mindless stockinette, it is perfect for a fast knit that requires no attention.

I acquired this yarn from a SnB member who decided that she was no longer a knitter. (But that's a story for another post.)

I think I have 6 skeins of it, which should be plenty. But, to be conservative, I knit until waist length, and now I'm working on the sleeves. Once the sleeves are long enough, I will go back and finish the body. I don't know what I'll do if I'm short on yarn, but it will be easier to deal with at the waist than at the end of one sleeve, right?