Mostly I've been plugging away on Wicked. I can see the finish line and can't wait to have it ready for wearing! Last night I attached the pocket, bound off the sweater, wove in any ends that I had (which were few due to the use of the spit splice!), and started the right sleeve. The sleeve proved to be a real pain, first I picked up 6 sts, which would have been great for the ribbing pattern, but I wanted to decrease a few out. After decreasing to the original number (54) I realized, hmm, 54 is NOT divisible by 4, go figure. So, I tinked and just knit around instead of the doing the extra decrease. There's not going to be enough leftovers to do much with, that's what I get for knitting a couple of extra inches. Oh well, not a hugely big deal.
yarn, so she said that 25 of that is for paying off my spinning class, which leaves me $100 to play with. Do you have any idea what I could do with $100 in a yarn shop?! Gee I'm happy I decided to ditch that Knit-from-your-stash idea. lol There were also a couple of free patterns that were going to be coming in! I really hope she gets this in, excuse the camera phone pic, I didn't think to bring in my camera. One of her fellow Red Hat members also brought in a couple of vintage pattern books. Mostly it was just funny and interesting to see. But there were a couple of patterns that actually caught my eye. My absolute favorite was a simple ribbed cardigan, the thing about it is they have the zipper placed just slightly off center. It amazes me how something so simple can look so cute. It very much appeals to my "slightly off center" fashion sense. lol I'm hoping she'll make a copy of it 
for me. I'm thinking simple black, it will go with everything. That's for later though. Right now I have to concentrate on the patterns I'm doing, and the knitting I'll be doing for my LYS owner.
pretty well. Still no real goal or idea for that though. I still say it's a bit scratchy for armwarmers. The white is Saucy Sport yarn for some cute little beach foot thongs that I want to make for my best friend before she comes up. Which is near the end of March. She has offered to let me and Justin use her apartment for a week while she watches the kids so we can kinda...get away for a bit. We've never had any time alone with each other.Labels: gratitude, ideas, knitting, life, LYS, planning, progress, project spectrum, purchases, Wicked
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|Love the Wicked! I am doing mine in a Heathered shade of Cascade too. I just started a day ago and I am almost done with the increases. Seems like it is going to be a fast knit. It is my first sweater for me and my second sweater ever... btw - johnny dep is soooooo cute!
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Anonymous, at 6:34 PM
DUDE! I LOVE the wicked - you utterly rock the needles, woman :) And hey, I updated, so you can see my progress on your socks...whee!
Johnny Depp is my freebie...my hubby's is Kirsten Dunst (I firmly maintain I have better taste than he does) ;)
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Unknown, at 2:09 AM
Wicked looks great! I can't wait to see it finished.
I hope you and Justin are able to get away for a little bit. I know how hard it is to get away when you have kids but if you can make it happen you will be shocked at how good it is for your relationship. It gives you time to look at each other and say, "Oh yeah, that's why we're together."
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Beth, at 8:50 AM
Wicked looks Awesome!!! You Rock!!
Get your alone time in with the hubby. It is well worth it!!! I am so glad you have some new additions to your stash. Knitting from your stash all the time gets boring quick especially if you don't know what to knit with it.
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Zenknitter LesleyD, at 2:23 PM
The Wicked looks great. I envy you the pocket a little bit. I had 54 stitches on my sleeves too so I fudged a little. I made just one purl stitch at two places under the arms. I dont`t think it is noticable. I am knitting from my stash too (ouch)but guess what? My LYS is giving me money for a lace shawl that I just finished for them. New yarn is coming.
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Anna, at 5:13 PM
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