The sleeves of Thermal are done. Not sure if I have the motivation to pick up ALL THE STITCHES around the neckline to do the last bit of knitting before the sewing-up. (Such as it is - all that is needed will be to sew in the sleeves and, I think, stitch down the placket; the sweater is almost entirely knit in the round, which is really rather nice. I don't like sewing up knitted items that well and I have to be very careful or it looks sloppy.)
I made an effort to work the increases into the pattern as neatly as possible. It's little things like this that please me and that I think really set a handknit garment apart from the "You know you can buy sweaters at Kohl's, don't you?" kind:
I'm still thinking about new projects. Like the nice cabled cardigan from New England Knits that I have some pretty honey-colored yarn put aside for. Or finally getting to the Skye Tweed pullover vest I've been planning to knit for five years or so. Or maybe restarting some stalled old projects, like the Rosy-Fingered Dawn shawl.
It's funny, every winter I get this burst of energy, of wanting to do a lot of things. I think it's the cooler weather, and also maybe that my allergies are less than they are much of the rest of the year.
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The increases made very nicely, not noticeable at all. And the stitching is absolutely not "sloppy".
"You know you can buy sweaters at Kohl's, don't you?"
I think I'd get all stabby with the #3 needles if someone told me that.
Thought you might like the I Can Has Cheezburger mittens: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/i-can-has-cheezburger-mittens
And this is the time of year I struggle to have any energy at all. The cold, the dark, the dry air, the snow, I long for spring. That is when my energy increases. Interesting how people can be so different.
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