Bichons In Berry Sauce

There has been knitting going on over here.. I am on row 162 of the never-ending sleeve. I'm hoping to finish this sleeve in the next few days so I can start fresh on vacation with sleeve nombre deux. The yarn is light, the sleeve pattern is easy, making it perfect for travel. I can see how people get really into sock knitting.

Here's my progress on the Christmas-tree-skirt, aka, basketweave blanket:

There's three skeins in there, and I have another three to go. It should turn out to be a nice sized rectangle for the crib.

Lastly, the scarf:

Still not crazy about knitting this, but I'm picking at it. Row by tedious row. It's not that the pattern is hard, it's just not that much fun anymore. I do like how it knits up, so I'm plowing through.

Little Abby has been keeping watch at her favorite spot. A few months ago, she discovered windows. (Yes, she's a little slow, but in her defense, most of the windows are a bit high for her. We're on the second floor, and she has to look down to see anything good. It's a bad angle for her.) Anyway, her best view is from the recliner, where she can see the row of mailboxes. She loves mail-time.

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I wanted a scarf that would sorta match my Esther Williams hat, but not really. I wanted something with distinct vertical lines, perhaps seperating the picked up stitches a-la-Esther. Everything I tried was ripped out. Sometimes it looked too complicated, and no distinct pattern was obvious from a distance. Sometimes it rolled up on itself into a scarf burrito. Sometimes the design was too dense for the yarn. And sometimes a pretty design on the right side was not very pretty on the wrong side. With scarves, shouldn't both sides be right sides? Or at least both look presentable?

Looking for inspiration, I turned to my bookshelf and found Scarf Style. I had purchased this from amazon a while back intending to make Interlocking Balloons, which Diana made look so pretty. I still might make it someday, but it didn't seem right for this yarn. After much flipping back and forth, I settled in on Midwest Moonlight. I was impressed with the pattern once I began knitting, but it was to be ripped out once more... too wide. I nixed two sections of pattern repeats to skinny it up, and now it's perfect.

It seems that Abby has a soft spot for recliners. It's her favorite place to lounge at my house and my boyfriend's house, and it doesn't seem to matter what we've set on them. Here she is, in her natural habitat.

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