Hey, remember this project that I started in January? I finally finished it! 
The yarn is really lovely–a merino from a farm in Michigan. It’s very soft and got nice and fluffy in the final wash. I used this pattern but I kept the silhouette more boxy than fitted, for easy layering. That worked well everywhere except the sleeves, which turned out way too wide. (I might have to rip those back and re-knit them on smaller needles.)
But overall, I’m not going to complain too much. Because it’s DONE.
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Friday Unrelated Information
1. Do you think it’s prudent or crazy to avoid buying a house in the Avenues because I’m afraid it would slide right down the hill in an earthquake? I was thinking it was prudent, but I walked to yoga last night and thought, “I really like my neighborhood.” (Do other people even think like this? Plan their life around disasters that may never happen?)
2. It’s the first of August this weekend, which means it’s Lughnasa, which means we have six more weeks of summer. I’d better take more walks and enjoy it.
3. Fair season will also be here before you know it. I didn’t enter anything last year and when I walked around the fair I felt like I was left out. So now I’m trying to decide what sewing projects are impressive enough to enter, and if I want to try to finish that cable sweater, too.
Tuesday Project Roundup: A Little Aubergine
The controller/head of HR at work is expecting a little girl, and I thought, “Hey, I haven’t done any real knitting since March and I have some lovely leftover eggplant alpaca yarn, so why don’t I make a little baby hat?” So I did.
I tried to make it a little bigger than newborn size, since babies born in July probably don’t need a hat right away, but the only size gauge I had was Toby. (It’s too big for him.)
Also, I remembered that I really like knitting! Maybe I need to pull out the cabled sweater and work on the sleeves, so I’ll be ready to go when it’s fall again.