Happy Valentine’s Day!

I’m not sure my cards will make it in time this year. They were finished last Monday but I got to stalling about mailing them because I was trying to finish this:

SPOILER ALERT
(If you are Judi, there is nothing to see here. Come back later.)

Hippo Valentine’s Day!

It was raining (of course) so the pictures are terrible. But this was such a satisfying finished object.

Mah close-up. Let me show you it.

Hippo and ballerina costume patterns by Fuzzy Mitten.

The Deep V looks the same as last time. I don’t know if it is because the sweater is so boring or if it is because the toys have just been so fun, but I have found myself contemplating an etsy shop. With bunnies maybe.

Look! A snake!

Mine isn’t as sleepy as the original.

Every now and then I forget how much I hate felting things. If you make this pattern (it’s clever and cute), stick with one mouse. It’s tough to cram three into the snake after he is felted.

They are cute though.

And I’m at the neck on the sweater!

It’s a DEEP v-neck (no armholes yet) so don’t get too excited.

I need to hurry up and finish this thing before we all die of boredom.

The back is finished.

Candy reward shown for scale.

It only took me … what? Two weeks?

Sheesh.

On the upside, that’s the largest piece!

PS The alpaca didn’t work for the February Lady Sweater (I wasn’t satisfied with the fabric at the required gauge on top of my fuzz issues). But I’ve got some Cotlin in the closet that might need a second look. I was going to make a Surplice Lace Top, but I’m not sure I would actually wear it if the bodice didn’t fit exactly right.

You can get a lot done staying up too late and watching too much TV.

What have we here?

Hey, Ellie, would you please hold that up so people can get a better look?

Not by the needle!

Thank you, dear baby.

Project fidelity makes for some boring blogging.

Michael has gone to PetSmart to help out with BARC’s pet adoption weekend. Ellie and all the cats are napping*. My plan was to only do fun things today.

Fun usually means knitting, but I will let you in on a little secret:

Stockinette can be Very Boring.

I only did ribbing for 3″ – 3.75″ seemed like a lot of band.

So there is a loaf of bread in the oven, I cleaned the kitchen and uploaded some pictures.

And my thoughts turn to this:

It’s that Blue Sky Sportweight.

It wants to be a simple cabled vest (I haven’t found a pattern). I want it to be right for the February Lady Sweater. Fuzzy alpaca is completely wrong**, but I have become obsessed with that sweater to the point of dragging out all my yarn in search of candidates. The yarn and I are at an Impasse.

I will ponder this while I knit stockinette.

*Ellie and I don’t get to attend pet adoptions right now due to Nap Placement.
**I could be wrong, I think I should swatch anyway, don’t you?

If you get the gauge you want on the second try…that’s is the sweater you should make next, right?

That’s better.

Forget all that other stuff from before. I am making the Deep V Sweater (ravelry link – but it’s the cover sweater) from Erika Knight’s Classic Knits.

I’ll match the ElliePhant.

Great Gran abandoned a cardigan at the perfect moment. I love it when she says, “Here, Em-loo, can you do anything with this?”

I gotta go cast-on before I look at my To Do List and see something else that needs doing!