this is the current project on the needles.  i have taken Shirley Paden's pattern from FALL Inter weave Knits and adapted it – i didn't like the center panel so i substituted two aran braid cables which i have fallen in love with so much that i have the pattern memorised.

so i am on the second skein of lamb's pride worsted – its one of the pretty blues (its in the next room don't remember the name) and its looking good.  at first i thought it was going to be too narrow and i STILL think the one in the photo is WAY more than 21 inches – don't you?  but now that there is a good 16 inches its looking like it might make a shrug.  i am getting gauge so only time will tell. 

i will probably do snaps at the sleeves – the pattern has you sew them – but that way mom (its her Christmas present) can decide if she wants to use the sleeves or just wear it draped around her shoulders.

once this is NEARLY (notice i said NEARLY) done i will reward myself and swatch for the FLAK  which lots of others have already started (well the date was jan 1).

it will be interesting – but of course all this knitting is being done as i endeavour to finish organising and arranging all the yarn and my books, mags, and papers etc into the new study/office – i ordered THREE two drawer file cabinets today – and will be ordering two bookcases Monday (tried too late today ) and hopefully all will be here for NEXT weekend (the three day weekend) and i will be able to devote most of it to organizing, sorting, arranging and getting it all in order – i am ready to get rid of the last set of boxes in the hallway – which are full of yarn and office papers – and to get to the bookcases in the hallway which have all my books on gardening and knitting – i am starting to MISS them!

one day soon i will be finished unpacking (maybe if i say it three times like Dorothy it will come true?)