And She Knits Too!

Holy Sh*t! There's Knitting!

It's been a good week.  The kids spent it at my Mother's so we got to play a bunch--a movie and beers, quiet dinners, unhurried mornings.  It was nice.  I had a paper accepted for publication and I got a new permanent job.  The job news is especially good.  I have been working at the University on a contract and now it's full time.  It's also not an academic job (though it does involve research) and I'm happy about that too.  And besides it's a new adventure.

I've even had time to knit this week:

Two more pieces of Honey are blocking.  I'm on the last sleeve and having the "get it finished" fever.  I still have to decide about the front button bands so it may take a while longer as I experiment to find the right ones.  I changed the bottom bands from garter stitch to fold-over hems and might do the same for the bands, but I think it might be too thick.  I-cord is another possibility, except the bands are fairly large and I need the extra width there (I'm actually only 50% sure this sweater will fit). 

I've also been dabbling with the Mystery Stole (3).  I'm really enjoying watching this one unfold.  Here it is in the middle of clue 2:

The two-colours of beads are working out really well too.  They're a bitch to photograph, so you'll have to just take my word for it.

They look more pretty than this.  Really. 

And to end my good week, I'm off to pick up my new bike!  I'm also checking out some accessories.  I really like what these people did to their Townies.  Especially the daisies.  I heart daisies.  I almost went for this bike, but it was too silly for what I need.  I think I'm having a mid-life crisis!

Mystery Stole

Sure, everyone is doing it, so why not me?  Actually I signed up in early June because it sounded like a fun project.  I really like knitting lace in the summer and I wanted to do a black one with beads, so this fit the bill nicely.

I'm working on it at my own pace, and am still on the first clue.  Here's a crappy photo of my progress so far:

I'm using Zephyr in Ebony and some lovely silver lined matte beads from Earthfaire.  I ordered Sapphire and Chartreuse and when they arrived I couldn't decide.  They both look so good on the yarn:

So, I decided to be daring.  I'm using both.  The sapphire for the edge beads and the chartreuse for the middle.  I'm liking it.  If you look really closely at the first photo you can almost see them.

I should probably go over to Ravelry and add this in, but I'm going to play with my new Sony Ericsson cell phone instead.  I'm finally free of Bell Mobility!