Raspberry Lizard Redux

Another brief note, this one an update about that sweater I posted in the fall.  I finished it a year ago but didn't wear it until cooler weather in the fall.  The length always bugged me, as it wanted to ride up in the back and left me feeling cold!  I didn't end up wearing it much at all this past season.  

I decided to lengthen the hem an inch or so, and also fixed one of the cuffs that I had made a mistake on while I was at it.  It was a fairly fast fix.

I didn't want to make a turtleneck out of the neckkline, so I made a little cowl using the pattern as a guide so I can add it if I want to.  I did the first repeat twice (or maybe three times?) and the second repeat twice before purling a few rows and then a bind off.  I like how it came out!  It will definitely be warmer than the first iteration.  Fingers crossed I will wear it more this coming winter!

And yes, it really is cold enough for wools again today!  Go home, weather, you're drunk.

Capstone Season

Just popping in briefly to say it is capstone season around here and life is busy.  I'm just trying to survive it, to be honest.  The summer is already over-scheduled and I feel slightly crazy.  Piglet starts his senior year in the fall and there are Things to Do to get ready for the college admission process.  

 The garden is putting out an incredible number of strawberries (I picked at least 16 cups today, probably more) and the raspberries are coming in nicely.  Did a bunch of heavy work pruning the rose that came with our plot but hadn't been dealt with in a long time.  

I also need to thin the irises (again!  I did it in the fall and they seem to have sprung back with more than ever!) and do some other work in the larger part of the garden as part of our community garden contract. 

 

I'm making baby sweaters to stay sane.  (Lots of new babies in my life!)  At some point I'll post about them. 

I did finally get to the end of my superwash stash so started a cowl from Kate Davies' latest book.  Watching Elementary like it is comfort food and liking Jonny Lee Miller more and more.  (I liked him in the Austen films/series, but couldn't get into his other work.  Really enjoying his take on Sherlock Holmes).