Or I'm just super dedicated to creating the best pattern possible for all of you. Am thinking I'll go with the latter to explain why I bought 5 skeins of the above colorway of Ultra Alpaca today when I popped by my fave LYS in Lexington.
I could not leave this amazing green there - it was just so unusual. A gorgeous deep jade green heathered with dark red. Sounds weird, huh? It's not. And it might be a super secret new color since I can't even find it on the Berocco website to link. All mine. Awesome.
I finished up the brown cardigan with hooks and eyes, and will take some nice photos soon. It's pretty perfect. (Although I do realize the pics I used in my last post suck and it might not look as perfect as I keep saying it is.)
However, in the meantime I'll be knitting another one, a little shorter - with a cool detail on the back, which I've already figured out. Something a little more fun than the classic brown one. And then I'll do the pattern with two versions in it. Two versions. Am I getting ahead of myself here? Someone stop me.
Maybe I just need one to wear to Rhinebeck and another for Stitches East.
How's that for justification?
In the meantime, I had begun Rosamund's Cardigan out of this lovely yarn from the stash. It's purple with blue heather in it and exactly on gauge. A great find in the trunk, and thanks to Emily who gave it up a couple of years back. But it'll just have to wait a few more days while I catch up on the Lucky Green.
I could not leave this amazing green there - it was just so unusual. A gorgeous deep jade green heathered with dark red. Sounds weird, huh? It's not. And it might be a super secret new color since I can't even find it on the Berocco website to link. All mine. Awesome.
I finished up the brown cardigan with hooks and eyes, and will take some nice photos soon. It's pretty perfect. (Although I do realize the pics I used in my last post suck and it might not look as perfect as I keep saying it is.)
However, in the meantime I'll be knitting another one, a little shorter - with a cool detail on the back, which I've already figured out. Something a little more fun than the classic brown one. And then I'll do the pattern with two versions in it. Two versions. Am I getting ahead of myself here? Someone stop me.
Maybe I just need one to wear to Rhinebeck and another for Stitches East.
How's that for justification?
In the meantime, I had begun Rosamund's Cardigan out of this lovely yarn from the stash. It's purple with blue heather in it and exactly on gauge. A great find in the trunk, and thanks to Emily who gave it up a couple of years back. But it'll just have to wait a few more days while I catch up on the Lucky Green.
On the cocktail front, I had visions of grandeur last night that didn't work out. While watching Don Draper effortlessly muddle maraschino cherries into rye on MadMen, I figured I'd do the same. As soon as the commercial break came up, I grabbed the Jim Beam, the cherries, and lemon. It was quick and I was done by the time the fabulous country club party resumed on TV. But I'm not as smooth as Don Draper and neither was the drink. Hmmm.
It was, however, fun to muddle maraschino cherries...
It was, however, fun to muddle maraschino cherries...
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