happy sunday
happy because:
1) tomorrow’s a holiday! no school, no work, no papers, nada. hopefully mama cat will let me sleep in late – this morning i kicked her off my bed a good dozen times because she kept trying to wake me up with little licks on my elbows and shoulders, verrry annoying.
2) my ella tank is done! it took forever to dry after blocking, but it did shrink a little, thank goodness. i was careful to not stretch the ribbing – in fact i just scrunched it all up at the end, worrying about the fit – so there’s still a lot of spring to it, which is great since it’s a cotton blend. for more info, go to the project page.
3) school is about to end – in just two weeks, yeehaw. i’m only taking one summer class and it’s only eight weeks long, so that means a lot of free time – i can’t wait.
4) i’m almost done with orangina! i started it last week with some buttery-soft dale yarn (in turquoise! with just a hint of black trim at the end) and i’m already on the ribbing. i switched to size 2s for this last part, wanting to make sure it’s good and snug – so this could take a while. oh and about procrastination: if i’m churning out projects, the odds are i’m not doing something else i really should be doing. ;)
5) talking about school work, i just finished the perks of being a wallflower and hard love and they were both so very good – i feel all optimistic about people and life and all those other things you feel after reading a good book. i love my YA class – and yup, i still have about half a dozen books i have to read before the quarter ends, with another dozen i’d really like to.
6) the fall preview (!) for interweave’s knits is up! so far i like the flower pillows and the cabled shrug the best – a loose shrug is a great great idea whose time has come, i say.
hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend – let’s hope the sun is out and shining tomorrow, i plan on exploring some parks. yay for holidays!
{ posted 29 May 05, under ella tank & vacation paradise }
comments
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congrats on your first cabling project—it really looks beautiful. have you taken a look at the new loop-de-loop book (t. durham) that everyone is talking about? i saw a copy in my local knitting store today, and was tempted to buy a copy because i was so enamored of the pictures.
instead, i put it on my amazon gift list, and walked away with some more (surprise) sock yarn, and an issue of “rebecca”.~ lalitha
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your tank is absolutely gorgeous! i think it looks great on you.
but what’s this about being almost done with orangina? i did not have to hear that! mine is taking absolutely forever …~ kris
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awesome tank, Andrea! Love the four pics on the projects page :)
~ amanda
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i can’t tell this is your first cabling project. your tank looks awesome!
~ lynette
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Wow, does your tank look great. (And you look quite sultry in the first picture—always a good thing!) I’m quite jealous about all the knitting progress. I’ve done so little that I finally broke down and made 2 little baby hats just so I’d have something done. Thankfully, tons of babies at work.
Have a great extra day!~ Collette
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Looks awesome, although I can’t figure out for the life of me how you keep it on your body. ;)
~ Liz
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It’s so pretty! Now I want one too.
Hope your Monday has been wonderful and relaxing.~ Heidi
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holy cow. that’s so pretty. i so want one now too!
~ winnie
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I hope you had a nice, relaxing day off!
My god, I love that tank! it’s lovely!~ Moni
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Wow, that is beautiful, Andrea! I love to see that detail work on it :)
Your YA class sounds so cool… I read Perks… a long time ago and really liked it.
Have a good one!~ Lolly
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Love the ella tank! It makes me want to do cables!
I just started orangina. despite the ridiculously easy lace pattern, I have cast on 3 times! I keep ending up with an extra stitch! (and yes, I have the updated version!)
I wish I was going somewhere tropical or glamorous, but als, just to san fran for a week and a half! - What a beautiful tank! I’m going to have to look into this pattern!!