Well, I’ve been a terrible knit-blogger lately, haven’t I?

Baking? Sure. I’ve done lots of that lately. and I’ve done a nice variety of list-type posts, pointing out some nice book reviews … but, the knitting? Not so much. (Well, some, I guess.)

But, I HAVE been knitting. In fact, I’ve got the color portion of my sweater done. It’s got an interesting construction, this sweater. Now, there’s the steek up the center front, which is pretty standard. But the armholes? Interesting! They’ve got steeks, too … up to a point. As in, exactly the point at which I’m in right now.

At that point? The sweater is split between front and back and knit back and forth and rows for the neck and shoulder shaping.

Cool, huh?

Do you realize what this means? Yep. I’m getting pretty close to the end of this sweater. Well, you know what I mean. Finish the top, of course, sew and cut the steeks, Do the neckband and button bands … but the sleeves are already done, so … we’re getting close.

Hopefully it will fit. Better than the Autumn Rose sweater, which is still dogging me. I was looking at it the other day (again), and think that the next … and just about only … thing I can think to do to try to salvage this lovely but completely ill-fitting sweater is to get rid of the sleeves altogether. Here, they’re simply folded inside, but honestly, I think this would translate really nicely into a vest. At that point, the odd fit at the underarm wouldn’t really matter, and the funky raglan shaping will be more or less irrelevant.

I just kind of need to get around to DOING something about it, so I can get it off my “to do” pile.

Maybe tomorrow would be a good day. I took the day off from work anyway–I have a few errands to run, and some baking to do. But, and it’s a big “but,” because there’s a big storm headed our way, which could more or less require me to stay in the house instead of going out to get the things I need to get. But, if I’m lucky, I’ll be able to get out for an hour or so in the morning, before it gets really bad. Here’s what the National Weather Service is forecasting:

Friday: Snow before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and noon, then snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet after noon.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow likely before midnight, then areas of snow and freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 24.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers and freezing drizzle before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

And it’s timing couldn’t be worse. We’ve got a party to go to this weekend! It’s not looking great, either, and we are NOT happy about that. Because the weather forecast for Hopewell Junction? 8-14″ of snow forecast, including snow showers on Saturday morning. It doesn’t really sound like the kind of day to drive an hour and a half to play around a bonfire for a while, and then drive half an hour back. And yet, really WANT to go! But, um, it’s the week before Christmas and we’d really rather stay in one piece (grin).

I’m on a “Chuck” kick right now. You know, the show on NBC? I’ve actually watched the Christmas episode from Monday three times, and right now am working my way through the Season 1 DVD. Mom called me a “Chuckaholic,” which, I have to say, would make an excellent name for a fan group. It’s just such a FUN show. It’s funny, it’s got drama, it’s got spies, adventure, and the cast is fabulous. This is my absolute favorite show on television right now. The one I look forward to every week. The one that I keep replaying in my head, chuckling, over the next few days. It’s just great fun. If you haven’t seen it, you SHOULD. Season 2 is even better than Season 1, too…

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