The lace poncho is finished.  still need to block it – but i am still sick so when i have the energy will do it. 

In true obsessed-knitter fashion, i started another WIP –

The Lace and Cables Cardigan from ELANN – that i have wanted to do for a long time.  i had started it last summer in a purple Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece but decided to do it now in a purple Peruvian Collection Highland Wool – Grape Heather .  i wanted to do it in the round with steeks.  i did the center steek but i chickened out for the arms and did the splits.  i was confused about all the decreases and so i divided them into fr and back. 

[i just read thru the notes in the SWEATERS from CAMP book by Meg Swansen and see how to include the increases etc with the steeks – see the sections about the “pouch” ]

anyway. the body is done.  and both sleeves except of the finished length – i need to measure them against my arms and make a decision about the length.

funny, one side effect of this illness is that i cant deal with decisions and anything that requires much thinking and caculating – not much energy for that.   but i figure at some point i will make a decision.  and then its just preparing the steek and cutting it and tacking it down and finishing off the outside edges, sewing the sleeves in and blocking –

more fun to start another project… but while i am waiting for my yarn order from Elann (had to get more yarn for the baby shawl since i ran out – and of course ordered some more yarn for me – another cables and lace cardigan – i love this pattern – but in the lighter weigh of the P.C. Baby Cashmere.  and this time i wont add the border to the front two sides when i do the  steeks but will add it at the end – the mistake i made on this one.) i am fiinishing up the shrug – still a few more inches – why are the last few inches the hardest?