Plans
Forecast is so close to being finished...
One sleeve down.
(Yikes. MUST CLEAN MIRROR.)
I've already woven in all my stray ends, so all I need to do is finish the second sleeve, sew the armholes, and add buttons. I'm not gonna lie to you -- I'm not totally convinced that this sweater is going to close (which may be related to my not knitting a gauge swatch, but I guess it's too late for that now...) I'm hoping that a good long soak and blocking will make it just perfect. It will, right?
After I finish this sweater, I've got a list of things I want to knit/finish:
Second Anemoi
Must-Have Cardigan (all that's left are sleeves and finishing)
Maggie (Kim Hargreaves kit)
Trellis (for my nephew)
Simple Knitted Bodice (with stash yarn)
Of course, this whole list may be derailed because I just got Stefanie Japel's new book -- Fitted Knits. Dudes. This book rocks. It's really beautiful -- lovely photos, lovely book design. And then the patterns! I'm loving it. If you've knit any Glampyre patterns before, then the silhouettes of some of the sweaters will be familiar, but the book is definitely a fresh take.
And I may have just gotten myself Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitting Around as well. Ahem. I've been splurging a bit lately on the knitting paraphernalia. But you look at this Bog Jacket and these Mittens and then TRY TO RESIST GETTING THAT BOOK.
I loves me some knitting blogs for inspiration.
Also: I've also started a new workout routine. It's sort of crazy for me, but so far, so good. I'm going to the gym BEFORE work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have to be at work around 8:00, so that means getting to the gym by 6:30am at the very latest. I know some of you (ahem) are sorta used to crazy early hours, but I am not. In fact, I hate the morning very, very much. And I love my snooze button, and I love sleeping late. BUT. I also hate getting home from work and knowing that I still need to run. Getting it out of the way in the morning leaves my whole evening free for knitting and schmoos and watching good TV. Like, ya know, Men in Trees. And Dirt.
hee.
Now, as a reward for reading that whole long post with boring details about my exercise routine, I'm posting a tiny bad quality video from the last Bling show.
Sorry for the weird quality. I'm still working on how to get my videos to look clearer...I might post a better one if I can make it work. But you get the gist. And yes, that's me in the pink stripey skirt.