i was told we'd cruise the seas for american gold

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OMGOMGOMG, this is my sweater, just before I bound off for the body. I am so excited about it. It definitely needs some serious-business blocking, as you can tell by the ridiculous, knobbly knitting (I swear, that’s the yarn), but I’ve tried it on multiple times and it totally fits (or will, once it’s blocked and has buttons) and I love the purple and grey together, and like. Basically, this is a very exciting time for me and this yarn. We have worked out our differences and things are going okay.

Please note my kitten on the left. It’s okay to go “aww.”

I’ve been pushing myself to finish the body of this sweater, mostly because I need the 4mm circular for another project that I get to start tonight. I am taking the train to Nova Scotia (26 hours!) on Friday, and I’ll be there for a couple weeks. I’m also trying to do the entire trip with only a backpack, so I’m packing up my needles and a skein of SRK On Your Toes Bamboo to gift-knit an Ishbel, which is infinitely more portable than five skeins of Lorna’s Laces and a fluffy worsted-weight sweater. I probably won’t be posting until after I get back, so – until then!

Song of the Entry: the first three verses of Barrett’s Privateers (Listen)