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just in time

Number twelve, finished just yesterday, a week before the end of NaKniSweMoDo. Sorry for the less than impressive photography, but there's nothing squirmier than a three year old, unless it's Operations Man at photo time. I get five minutes before the whining sets in, never mind the hours that it took to knit this.

I don't really mind, he puts up with me, too.

This is the Charcoal Ribbed Sweater, available at the Interweave pattern store on-line. I think it is the perfect husband sweater. He hasn't taken it off except to sleep last night, so I guess he thinks so, too.

Knit in Berroco ultra Alpaca, colorway, Duncan, a rich dark chocolate color that goes with everything he owns. Just right for when you can't get away with knitting one more sweater for yourself.

 

 

shades of brown and black

The pile of brown sweater pieces is growing very quickly. I'm devoting all of my knitting time to this project. In this instance, the virtue of monogamy is that I may finish this sweater before the x-mas break, which will allow me to bust loose and knit whatever I want before the end of the year. Red, blue, they're waiting for me.

Really, there's not too much to say about this knit. I am using Berroco Ultra Alpaca, which is a little under gauge. The advantage of this is that the sweater will be a bit lighter than designed, and OM will be able to wear it inside without suffering heatstroke. The downside of this generous move is that I have to knit it in a larger size than I otherwise would, and it is therefore going to take a little longer. It's mindless enough, just big. As long as I'm done before the holidays, I'm fine with it.

When I'm not working on this behemoth, I'm taking care of our other behemoth, the new dog. Operations Man and I had been marvelling at the length of her toenails for a few weeks. She's not a baby, we haven't been minutely examining her tiny fingers and toes, so we totally missed that the streak of black wasn't all toenail. No, she's got a streak of black hairs running up her toe knuckles, making her nails look longer than they are.

How's that for natural beauty?