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In progress pic of the Noro jacket for mom - back, sleeves, left front, and parts of right front. The stripes do not match .. oh no, no such luck for me.

In other good news .. the Cowboy

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Me: [holding up the Noro sleeve] do you want a scarf like this?
DH: [looks at it] No.
Me: I'd thought you would like the colors
DH: Yeah. But I already have a scarf I like.

a scarf. one. scarf.

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Working with Noro is like ... all relationships .. (or is that like a box of chocolate?!). You never know what you are going to get - moments of happiness or moments of ugh. Just when I thought I was resolved to just let whatever be, be .. Sleeve #1 turned out to be very neat 2 rows stripes. Sleeve #2 so far is much subtler stripes. Bah.

Anyways, enough about Noro, for now. Psst see J's Noro fun. This is sleeve 1.10 of sweater #2 for Mom. This time I opted for a quick(er) chunky knit in a simple and cute sweater pattern (and very popular Drops 103-1 Jacket on Ravelry ). I am crossing my fingers and knees (ouie!) to see how the sleeve and body turn out.

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Apparently, this cow boy is going to a girl :D

I put myself on the sofa on labor day and made most of the parts, then finished it this week. Tendinitis + planter fasciatus + ACL makes a lot of sitting down time. I am trying my best to stay off my feet. I haven't taken walkies with fuzzies, gardening, or do the usual house chores.

Anyhoo .. I may as well take advantage of the stationary time to make .. another sweater

for mom. In Silk Garden Chunky, two balls at the same time. I am off gauge from the pattern I am following .. mmm more math. It is so overcast and foggy that the flash went off at 9am in the morning outside, I love this weather!

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I knitted a sweater for mom a while back. It turned out a little too big for her. I had this harebrained idea that I should felt it. Well, first task is to find a top loader. The two laundry mat near us do not have a top loader, go figure! So last night I washed it in our front loader, with towels and G's Keen sandals. He volunteered them!

Two wash cycle later. It is a little smaller. It doesn't look felted, it just sort of .. shrunk.I think the measurement is (ahem!) right on.

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