Bichons In Berry Sauce

I got mail! Actually, we got mail.

Janet contacted me a few weeks ago with a 'yarn share' thought. We both want to make two Dale of Norway sweaters, the Lillelam and Bondegard, each of which require partial skeins of several different colors. Baby Ull is reasonably priced, but not the cheapest stuff, so I jumped at the idea! We ordered most of the colors from WEBS and got 25% off our order. For now, we ordered yarn for Lillelam; it has fewer colors and seems to be a bit easier. After all was said and done, each sweater is costing around 40 dollars. GREAT DEAL!

Since I received the yarn last week, I wound the skeins we're splitting into two balls. I think I did an ok job splitting them, but my cheapo scale has an accuracy of give or take 5g.

All done!

The Baby Ull will be making its way across the country to Janet this week. Sorry, I cannot say it comes from a pet-free home, but Abby has known since day one in this house that she is not, under any circumstances, to pull yarn down from my shelves or the table. She wants to though. I can see it in her eyes.

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My Rowan Cashsoft has been the prize of my stash for a little over a year now. I had always planned to knit the ribbed cardigan with it, but I liked how it looked in the stash. I am not sure my parents understood this; they gave me the yarn for my birthday, and I think have since given up on asking me when I plan to use it. I keep my stash in yarn cubbies in my living room so it's dual purpose, yarn and decor. Now I just need to convince Cary that when I buy yarn, it's really to decorate the house. It's for him too. Back to the Cashsoft: I really liked this yarn. It used to fill up this cubby, even with a few behind the front stack. While it's fun to knit up, I'm going to miss my stash.

Lots of knitting has been going on, exclusively on the ribbed sweater. Two sleeves, and one of the front panels are done! I'm not tired of it yet either-- the yarn is really soft, and knits up with almost a spongy consistency, especially in the ribbing. Here's the start of the back:

Since the photo, I've gotten past the ribbing, and now it's a zillion inches of straight knitting. Besides knitting, I've started a cross-stitch project. I used to do these as a kid, but I'm not sure I ever finished anything more than a sampler. I was inspired by Kris to make a few of these as gifts. Here's a peek:

Little Abby had a repair haircut with her regular groomer last week. It was too soon for a haircut, but she just wasn't her usual fluffy, pretty self. She looks much better now, and I think she knows it.

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