I promised you knitting content today, and so, after work, I brought down my knitting bag to take some pictures in real light for a change, instead of by flash in my yellow bedroom after dark.

And, as I opened my bag to pull out my knitting? Chappy jumped up on the ottoman. Really, I had no choice but to drape it over him!

I’ll be starting skein number three of the white “Sublime” tonight. That might be enough to finish the lining, but … maybe not. I’ve got another 12 skeins in the bag, though, so it’s not really a concern (grin).

And, spinning. How about a nice, spinning picture? One that–on my computer at least–looks pretty accurate for color. Kind of a rosy gray.

I didn’t actually get to do any plying last night–I’ve been eking about five minutes a night–usually at about 11:20–but last night I was just too tired. Maybe I’ll get some more plying done tonight, since Burn Notice is on.

My Fall Interweave Knits came today, but I haven’t looked through it yet, except for a quick glance. (I wanted to finish reading Harry Potter #5 when I got home from work. Remember the other day when I said I was thinking about rereading the series? Well, um, yeah, that idea certainly worked!)

Speaking of the knitting magazines–have you seen the Galleries for IK knits over at Knitting Daily? A chance to see the same sweater on different body types, to give you a “real-life” idea before you commit yourself to the knitting. Something I think is a wonderful idea.

Well, Vogue Knitting may have just trumped that. They have 3D video of the sweaters, on models, with a look at the detail, the shape, the fit … absolutely brilliant. In fact, I’m loving the Greenland sweater a whole lot more now than I was from the photo in the magazine. Ditto the Nordic Tradition sweater. Though those socks? I still do NOT get them at all!

Otherwise? Trying to redesign Dad’s website–a laborious process for a non-programmer such as myself. Trying to write articles to get traffic TO his website. Trying to write an ebook that I could actually sell online and get some money that way. These are the things taking up my time. (And keeping me from the spinning wheel.)

But the hour between 8:00 and 9:00? That’s for knitting and watching television with Mom and Chappy!

Now, I wonder if I have anything in my stash that would remotely get me the gauge for that Greenland sweater? Although, in the glance that I took, I really liked that colorwork sweater at the beginning of IK, too, in the “Book Excerpt” section…. Thank heaven the Fall knitting patterns are finally out. I really miss making sweaters.

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