Some other WO-MAN is knitting for mah MAN.

I know. It’s shocking. As we all know, I do not knit for Kevin. A woman must hold something back, and Kevin does not get a scarf or a sweater until we are married. It’s the rule.

So, some other woman took pity on him, and knit him a scarf. Can you believe it? What happened to female solidarity? How am I ever to get engaged if random women send him knitted items?

Actually, I’m teasing. An EverQuest friend that he met in New Orleans at the Fan Fair sent it to him, and he reports that she’s very nice and very married. Here’s a picture.

Even Katie is being a traitor.

It’s a nice scarf, knit with a fur yarn and an eyelash yarn. It’s quite snuggly. I’d wear it.
On to another scarf, here’s the scarf I knit for my mom out of the Lorna’s Laces Chunky Superwash that I bought at Knitche. It’s perhaps a bit short (Ionly used two skeins), but I still like it.

It’s a chevron pattern from Barbara Walker’s First Treasury.

In other news, after much sniffling and frustration and stress and even some crying (I’m feeling delicate lately), the zipper is finally in my sister’s sweater.

I’m not sure if I like the dark background of the gold zipper, but it was the best I could find in my time limit. She better like it - after all, it is even, and even zips up and down. I think that’s an accomplishment, given my complete lack of sewing skills.

Finally, here is my green Sad Sack Sweater. I love this sweater, even if I look a bit dumpy in it. It is comfy and warm, and I adore the color.

Yes, laying out a sweater evenly was a bit beyond me.

Remember how the water went totally green when I washed the sweater? Here’s photographic evidence. The flash actually washed out some of the color - to give you an idea, my sink is sort of this dark pinkish beige in real life. The water was dark green.

The green did not rub off on me when I wore the sweater today, I’m happy to report.

And, I almost forgot! I won an auction for 2500 yards of this gorgeous lace weight yarn from the nice people in Uruguay. I’m a little bit worried about the color, now that I’m seeing it on the good monitor at home, but I bet I love it in real life. I certainly love that bright green.

That’s it! Well, other than almost losing control over 40% off Alpaca Silk at Purl Soho, but I managed to control myself. Unfortunately, there isn’t really any left.