Loser

The Gators failed to be the N.I.T. champs (you know, the 'loser' bracket), and I failed to finish the eggplant sweater.

I know, I'm a loser.

I did finish the wrap cardigan for the baby to be named later. But that accomplishment feels a bit empty.

I admit, part of why I haven't finished Eggplant is because I decided to rip back to fix the messed up cable. So I would show you a photo, but it would look almost like the photo from before. I'll take some photos when I'm feeling up to it.

Weekend

I felt guilty about not showing a better photo of the wrap cardigan progress, so I took the stitches off my needles and took these shots.

The fabric behind the sweater is what I'm using for the fabric panel for the sweater. I'm not sure who will be the recipient yet, as I have a few friends having babies in the upcoming months, so I wanted it to be gender-neutral.

But this beauty has been spoken for.

This is my second attempt at testing my sewing skills, and I totally ripped off Whispering Pines, but you must agree it's worth stealing.
All in all, not too difficult, except I had a tough time with those ties, and the inside of the outfit looks like hell, but the outfit is so adorable, I'm in the process of sewing another one for A.K.'s new niece! (I guess she's my new niece too, but she's the first grandchild on his side of the family, so I'll let him have the glory.)

Also as another shoutout to A.K., the table that has all my crap on it, is a table we got from Craigslist for FREE! It needed a lot of TLC, which A.K. did! It looks fabulous, despite my crap being all over it.
So to treat ourselves for jobs well done, A.K. and I went snowboarding on Saturday, since it seems like it's our last chance before the season is over.



Because apparently spring is making it's way to Seattle.

The Gators move on, and so do I

But there is a potential bracket buster.

So the Wrapped Baby Cardigan is looking good...



(Sorry that it looks like a knitted blob. I'm too lazy to place the stitches on a holder.)
I'm using Rowan Silk Wool DK in Greenwood, which I bought at Gene Ann's in Barrington, IL when I was visiting the inlaws last year. I used a skein of it to knit a pair of mittens.
I have a friend who is having a baby, so I thought it would make a lovely Wrapped Cardigan. And with that, I took the remaining three skeins and casted on.
The sleeve alone took almost a skein! I was shocked. I unraveled the mittens that I knitted earlier and added it to the sweater (which is why the yarn is curled).

If you read about my orange sweater, you know I have a history of running out of yarn.

But in my defense, it's a sweater for a 12-month-old. Should it really take 5 skeins of yarn?

Well, we'll see, I guess. I have a skein left. I may have to get another skein. I hope it matches the dyelot I have now.

NIT!

It's March Madness and my bracket is already busted!

As a alumna of THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, I always pick Florida to win, and my Gators have done so the past two years. (Which has allowed me to win some fiber money at the expense of my coworkers' gambling habits.)

But, alas, this year, the Gators are a 2 seed in the NIT.

Which is fine with me, since it sounds like KNIT.

So in honor of the NIT, (and the NCAA tournament, which I have UNC winning, as I used to live in the Triangle of North Carolina) I will finish the eggplant sweater and the wrap cardigan by April 3 (which hopefully will be when Florida once again whomps Ohio State)

So Go Gators! Go Heels and let the kNITting begin!

Anyone with me?

On the road

I have a friend who is studying to be an esthetician. I highly recommend having an esthetician as a friend because you get fabulous facials, one of which I received this morning.

(If you don't have one, and you live within the Puget Sound region, might I suggest you have an esthetician-in-training give you a fabulous facial at a very reasonable price here. )

On the way back home, I ran into this.



I know, total bummer. But this is the reason I, and all knitters, lug around a bag stuffed with unfinished projects.

So we can turn off our engines and have 20 minutes to knit.



I got to say, after the facial, and the progress I made on 6.5 stitches baby wrap cardigan, I was glowing!



Also, I was extremely grateful that I wasn't these unfortunate souls.