23 Days

I did it.  

I started and finished a sweater for myself in 23 days!

Out of lace weight yarn.

With long sleeves.

And stripey goodness.

Best of all . . .

It fits.

Like a pair of favorite jeans.

Like it was meant to be.

So glad I paused the holiday rush to knit this for myself.

I really do love this sweater.
I swear.

It fits! I am in sweater love!

The Details:

Pattern:  Versio by fallmasche (Rav link)

Yarn:  Jill Draper's Aurora wool/silk blend yarn

in the Sterling and Blue Agate color ways. 

Happy Birthday to me!

Gorgeous stuff, my photos do not do it justice!

Verdict:  Doing a lace weight sweater for myself, was a bit on 

the crazy side of things.  But I am so glad I used the 

lighter weight yarn because winter at the Castle

aren't really *that* cold. {grin}

P.S.  Christmas knitting--it's on.

Quiet and Crazy

So in a moment of what is hopefully fleeting insanity and perhaps, an over-inflated sense of my knitting speed, I decided to tackle making myself an entire sweater started and completed in the month of November. (It may have also been due to the fact that what is left of my Christmas knitting is uninspiring.)   Anyway, I decided to try.  And being the impulsive freak that I am, I decided to make a long sleeve pullover . . . out of laceweight yarn.  Yep, I am a glutton.  But I am not alone.

And that, dear readers, is why it has been quiet here at the blog.  I am knitting in every spare second that I have and am loving the challenge of this.  So wish me luck.  Wish me speed and accuracy.

Oh, and Christmas knitting, I'll see you in December!!