don't adopt a pup in the winter!

Ok - i started writing this post last year in February. I had just adopted our new little guy, Finnian.

That's him on the right, not long after we brought him home from Massachusetts. He was quite a handful, and Callie (on the left) was NOT pleased that he stayed over. and over. and over.

What a learning experience that was, but Finn is so much a part of the family now. I really love that little skamp! And Callie finally does too...

I finally did finish that dingblasted sweater, but as is usual for me, I won't wear it. The armholes are a disaster, and the sleeves just didn't go in right, after no less than 10 frogs. So I stitched it all up again, blocked it, sewed on the buttons, and put it in my mom's cedar hope chest. Maybe I'll redo the arm scythes one of these days, which will involve more frogging. "Rip-it" is going to be my mantra... It's really a very nice fabric - firm yet soft enough that it feels like a cozy fitted blanket. If I'm going to fix it it will have to be within the next few weeks in order to get some wear time in for the fall. Hoping I can get some help from the Ravelry or Knit Picks community on how to fix it.

Have several other WIPs going: a Tanta shawl (from Knitpicks) for me and a hand warmer muff for my brother, who is undergoing chemo (my own design). His hands get very cold and I thought a soft thick black muff (manly looking, of course) might help in the months to come on days he's not quite up to snuff. Both projects are in black yarns.

Also working on the Shift Tote (also Knitpicks) which is my first foray into intarsia. All those balls of yarn!!

I'm itching to start something new: got a few patterns in the hopper, and I'm looking for the right yarn. I've got tons of wools in my stash, but of course those are never quite right, are they?