In addition to finishing Coachella, I've been doing quite a bit of other knitting. Current WIPs:
Mystery Stole 3
I'm a bit behind... this was at the end of Clue 1 (the Mystery Stole Group is now on Clue 6). I'm now on line 114, which is partly through Clue 2. This definitely requires my full attention, which means there hasn't been much opportunity to knit it.
Mossy Jacket
This is the beginning of a Mossy Jacket, a baby sweater for a coworker. It's actually finished and has already been gifted (the blog's operating with a bit of a time lag)... photos to come. The yarn is a fun combination of Valeria di Roma Arena (the plain green) and Arucania Pomaire (variegated, used for the collar, hem and button band. Both 100% cotton, machine washable (OK, the Pomaire says hand wash, but I'm using so little of it, hopefully it will survive the washing machine!).
And, I've actually picked Arwen back up. The last time we discussed her, I'd just finished one of the fronts. I had actually worked on the back quite a bit, but I put it down a few months ago (when the weather started getting warmer). So, the first thing to do was figure out exactly where I left off, then figure out what I needed to do to refigure the back neck... I have one side of it finished and I think it looks good. I need to sew it all together to make sure. So next up - finish the other side of the back neck, then finish the right front of the cardigan.
Also some spinning:
A few weekends ago, when my sister Jenna was visiting, we dyed some roving together. This was hers:
Jenna's roving
This is the yarn I spun from it:
Jenna's Yarn
2-ply, about 120 yards, worsted weight. It turned out something between a pistacio and grass... the green definitely came out more in the finished yarn than I would have expected from the roving. I'm not sure what she's going to make out of it, but I finished it in time for it to move to Colorado with her.
Also, I've been hanging out a bit (OK, a lot) on ravelry. My username is snarglesarah - friend me or just say hello!
And, I'm getting ready for my big trip. This summer has been fairly calm in the work travel arena - just a trip out to Cali in June. But, next week (Saturday), I head to Copenhagen, Denmark for a meeting for a week. Then, Dan will join me and we're going to spend a few days in Paris and a few days in Venice. If you have any travel tips or must-visits for any of these cities, please let me know!
Welcome back! Nice to see your smiling face :-) (oh wait you didn't add any photos - oh well metaphorically it is nice).
Have a fun trip. Try to avoid long marches across Paris.
Posted by: Dad on August 13, 2007 08:15 AMKeep cool and enjoy your time over the pond. We'll want to hear all about it here and see pictues too!!
Posted by: Mom on August 13, 2007 08:34 PMWe got our computer up just in time for me to visit your blog and wish you safe journeying! I'm quite jealous of your trip :) Just don't let the rude Parisians bother you! Let us know all about it when you get back (I'll have started teaching then and am sure I will have much to share with you!).
Posted by: Jenna on August 15, 2007 01:49 PMHappy belated anniversary!! Sorry.... I'm a bad sister. Hope the two of you had fun!
Posted by: Jenna on August 16, 2007 10:42 PM