Two sleeves down...
...a back and two fronts to go.
Rhapsody in Tweed, as you can see, is swimming along. Not as quickly as the one at the swim blog, of course, cause hers is already done.
Other knittin' bits
Today I received a package from Busy Hands Yarn containing the Mission Falls wool to make the Campus Scarf in Scarf Style. I was pleasantly surprised - the grey called for is a lot darker in person than it is in the photographs (not surprising considering the general consensus on the quality of the photography, I suppose), and all of the colors are a bit deeper, so I think the scarf will be more balanced in person than in pictures.
I really need to force myself to finish the Lopi pull-over. I just don't wanna do colorwork. I have to keep reminding myself that it'll get better soon - I only have a few more rows left of colorwork with three colors per row involved, and that's the stuff that drives me crazy.
And a bit of soapboxin'
There hasn't been too much talk of Knitty's Fall Surprise. Either everyone loved it or they didn't but they're keeping their mouths shut or they're like me and don't have much of an opinion. It's a nice idea, I guess, but the first pattern certainly shocked me. I thought they were TUMORS, not boobies. They look more like tumors than boobies, anyway, and word is that some women (those in a slightly older age bracket than the one Knitty caters to) were pretty offended by it. I wonder, if Knitty did a prostate cancer special issue, if they'd have a scarf with penises all over it. Or colon cancer - butts? I understand the concept of shocking people to promote awareness, but I hate that sort of thing. That's the non-activist in me talking, I suppose.
Tipper @ 9:24 PM * link
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