Fluttering
Well, as close as makes no difference, my Flutter-Sleeve cardigan is done. I still need to sew the little tabs onto the sleeves, and sew on the buttons, but that’s not exactly going to be a strain (grin). I finished sewing the side seams last night and washed/blocked it to get the sleeve cuffs behaving, and now am just waiting for it to dry so I can do that last little bit of sewing to make it 100% done instead of just 99.5% done.
The buttons, to remind you, are these. Though, again, the camera isn’t reporting the colors accurately. Believe it or not, the third one down (Montrose) is actually the best match, even though to the camera it appears to be a completely different color. The Donan (the top) is a lot more brown than green, and looks good as an accent. Mom and I both have a soft spot for the Vencencia button–which seems a little fancy for a simple sweater, and yet looks lovely.
I have to make up my mind soon, though, because as soon as this sweater is dry, I don’t have any more excuses!
Otherwise? I did some serious dusting/vacuuming this morning to get my bedroom clean. My asthma’s been bothering me the last couple of days (and, have I mentioned, I hate having asthma!), so I figured I should make a point of getting my room as clean as possible. (With, of course, the awareness that doing the cleaning myself may simply aggravate the problem, but what can I do?) And when I haven’t been cleaning, or cooking, I’ve more or less been curled up on the couch with Chappy. I’m reading a really good mystery, A Test of Wills, which I’m grateful is the first in a series, because I’m enjoying it quite a bit and am always thankful when there’s more. It takes place in 1919 England and Inspector Rutledge is trying to drag himself back from shell-shock from the war, and it’s just really very good.
This reminds me, though–it’s just about the end of the month and I need to get my monthly reading list posted in two days … well, at least it will give me something to do in my knit-less state. Because, except for the almost-finished wrist-warmers and a (yawn) pair of socks I started in self-defense the other day so I’d have something to do at the hair salon, I’ve got nothing. No sweater. No shawl. No interesting projects of any kind. Sigh.
Here’s a nifty link for you–recreated photos from Hitchcock’s classic movies. Some gorgeous photos, there. It reminds me of those Annie Leibovitz Disney photos (also beautiful).
Oh, and because these are fun once in a while (seen at Sandy’s):
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Tannenbaum.
House Calls
I type 75 words a minute, with one mistake. Damn, I’m good.
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Huh, I’m at 79 here at home (two mistakes!), but 80-82 at work (split ergo keyboard). I still like the fancy buttons there… go for lovely. Say… what do you use to trim Chappy? I am very unhappy with the clippers dh got last year. The clipper itself is fine, but I can’t get the guard to stay on. Andis or something like that. They weren’t cheap either.
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I still like the Donan button. I like the way it complements the green of the sweater and doesn’t take away from the detail of whatever-you-call the up and down things in the middle. And, would I like the book you’re reading? I haven’t read a mystery in a while. Love you!
It’s very, very cute! Is it warm enough there to wear it?
My allergies have been killing me this week - since the minute the snow cover was gone, actually. ugh.
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Oh Flutter is looking awesome! It will be a great Spring sweater. I still vote for the last button.
Such a hard choice.
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Flutter is very cute and it’s true, I’d never have known that those buttons were the best match by the photo. Perhaps when you model it outdoors the natural colors will be easier to capture.
That is indeed and interesting mystery series. I’ve read several (so I must like them) but I find they give me the ajita. I must be too sympathetic…!
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Flutter is fabulous! I wonder what buttons you ‘ll pick? I don’t even want to know how crappy I am at typing so I’m not going to take the test.
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Love the sweater.
Hate the typing test. LOL Sort of. I’ve done it three times, and have gotten wildly different results each time. LOL
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Purty! I really want to knit that sweater whenever I see you working on it. Laid out, it looks like it’s very figure flattering.
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That is just the cutest sweater! I got 67 words a minute, which surprised me.
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