Would ya look at that!

 

Do any of you remember when I used to knit? There was a time when this was primarily a knitting blog. No really! I wouldn't lie this close to Christmas.

Back in October I got a desire to knit again. It happens almost every fall. The leaves turn and I require a fix of Cascade 220 directly to my veins. Last year it was this vest. This year it was the February Lady Sweater (Rav link) that caught my lustful eye. I've been picking (actually I'm a thrower) away at it ever since. Yesterday was my day off from the store and the temperatures were in the single digits, a perfect excuse to spend a few hours on the couch watching tivo'd episodes of House and knitting. I'm probably only a few inches away from switching back to garter stitch for the bottom border. It would be nice to have this finished so I can wear it over the holiday weekend in Michigan next week. I guess I'll have to feed my hypochondria and spend more time with Dr. Gregory House, MD and get cracking on those sleeves.
  
Oh, and my friend Jamie pointed out at our Women's Retreat in November when I was working on it and simultaneously wearing my Millennium Vest that I have a color theme going on. A couple weeks ago at church I was wearing yet another purple lace and cable sweater I knit two years ago...So I'm predictable. (You should see all the gorgeous GREEN sweaters she's knit!) :) I honestly had a pretty turquoise or royal blue in mind when I went to buy this yarn but the LYS didn't have enough of any one color that I really wanted so I ended up with this predictable pretty wine color.