Finally!

Here’s a close-up of the stitch pattern.

It’s finished. The tank came out a little big and I’m considering pulling out the neck band and doing it again, but I finished my very first made-up pattern. I’m mostly pleased! It’s comfortable and cooler than a sweater ought to be (probably becuase of all the air that can circulate around my middle). So I am going to pack it to take up to Virginia. We are heading out tomorrow and will be gone a while. I am getting my Car Knitting all lined up.

First we have: Hammie’s Graduation Socks. Yep, still haven’t finished them. I had to pull out several inches on the second one twice and got a little frustrated. Socks make great car knitting, especially on circulars so you can’t drop the needles under the seat. I just wish it wasn’t those socks.

So, I’ve started a new project.

Brown Sheep finally got their roof fixed.

This makes great car knitting! With the giant gauge and the stockinette, I can watch the scenery and not drop a stitch. I hope it’s ready to felt when I get home. This is pretty wishful thinking, once we get there I barely have time to sleep much less knit. But hope springs eternal.

See ya’ll in about a week and a half!

Let’s talk about just how slack I’ve been about updating. It’s because things are (and will be until the end of July) Just Crazy Busy. We’re getting ready for camp, and there is No Time. On top of all that, we’ve been out of town three times in the past three weeks. Wah! I barely get to knit at all! As a result, my little made-up tank is progressing very slowly – especially for a tank in a largish gauge. I am a little bit embarrassed about that. The parts that are finished are pretty cute and I can’t wait to wear it.

Until I have more knitting progress to report, I will entertain you with pictures of flowers.

I will give a prize to the first person who can tell me what this orange stuff is. I can’t figure it out.

My tank is moving right along. I took it with me to Virginia for a camp planning meeting this past weekend. After an all day Saturday meeting and two layovers I have this much:

The background is the carpet in Concourse A of the Atlanta airport.

“Ew, why is your sweater on the floor,” you say? Well, it’s got popcorn butter on it already…

There are also some pictures of me knitting in the airport, but M wanted to get the planes in the shot so they are all very back lit.

Note: Denise circulars rock. First time ever flying with knitting that they didn’t hand search my bag.

I am doing something I have never done before. Well two things. I am putting away a project that I am working on in favor of a new project (gasp!). And second, I am making up the new project myself.

The Sitcom Chic is going away for now, it’s just Too Hot to be thinking about a sweater with sleeves. I’ll pick it up again in September to wear in the fall. In the meantime, I am going to make a little white tank top or two (I have 6 balls of white cotton-ease) to wear with all the new little skirts I am making. There aren’t any pictures because it won’t STOP RAINING! My yard is a puddle. All my seeds have washed away. This means that I will have a Surprise Garden somewhere other than in the flower bed. Sigh.

I am going to disable my comments (if I can figure out how) because I have had WAY too much spam lately and I am tired of deleting it. Tacky tacky tacky.

Thunder! Lightening! Gotta go!