Finally Finished Baby Sweater

Ann's....Nancy's

Here they are!!  Well, here's Nancy's at least.  She actually finished a couple of weeks ago, which should have given me plennnnnty of time to get mine finished.  I'm so close too.  What is that - when the end is in sight and you stop dead in your tracks???  I think it's because I loved working with these colors and I didn't want the project to end.  The beautiful, rich green along with the pastel accent colors reminded me of the beauty of spring and summer in the finger lakes region. That was reason enough to keep it unfinished in my knitting bag (whilst waiting for the long, long winter to end) but now the warmer weather is here and everything is in bloom.  I no longer need to look in my knitting bag for spring.  I guess that means it's time to finish it.  No more excuses.

We've had requests to make up kits for this sweater.  We have 3 Tosh DK color combinations available with more to come:  Molly Ringwald with Fragrant Stripe, Jade with Mansfield's Garden stripe and Cove with Celadon strip.

Am I the only one...

...who never uses the strap conveniently attached to the camera?  Apparently.  I took a visual survey this week since I'm presently in a camera-laden location, New Orleans.  Every strap, be it neck or wrist, was in use.  Every one.  Well, my bad habit caught up with me last week.  The camera went flying out of my hand while shooting Nancy's and my sweaters, lens open and everything.  Not good.  I've spent a good amount of time trying to cajole the lens to its pre-cockeyed state but that's just not going to happen so it'll be off to the repair shop.  That's not my biggest regret for not using the strap though.  The picture I was shooting?  It showed our sweaters with mine One, 1, Uno! row further along.  Aaarrrgh.  It was a fleeting moment anyway as Nancy zoomed ahead to finish, block and add buttons.  It's cuter than all get-out and on display with the Madelinetosh yarns.  Mine's about where it was when I took that never-to-be-seen photo.  When I get back to town I'll take the final photos (with my phone, no doubt).

Broken Len

I did cast-on the Leydon Fingerless Mitts.  I love the elongated oval pattern.  The yarn has such a nice hand.  I can tell these will be lightweight yet warm; perfect for the fall.

Leydon using Green Mountain Spinnery Elegance

AND, I've started the Child's Balaklava, an absolute favorite of ours around the shop.  The ribbing lets it stretch so well that it can fit your child for years of winters.  We'll be holding a class this fall.

Child's Balaklava

Photos courtesy of my phone.  They're not too bad, right?    --Ann