Time for a little knitting update today...

My Cape sweater is nearly done. All of the pieces are knit, one sleeve is attached and one side is completely sewn. I just have to attach the remaining sleeve, sew up the side and do the collar. It looks really nice; I love the olive-sage color.

I've started a new project, also one from Jaeger. This one is using Jaeger Aqua, a really nice mercinized cotton, in a mahogany brown color. It's called Jig, and it's a rib (6x2x2x2) rather mock turtleneck. I think it's going to take a while to do, what with the ribbing and being 6 sts to the inch. It's something I'll wear for years though.

The latest pair of socks in the Fortissima Colori Mexico Demin are complete. I'm nearly out of sock yarn! Ack!

I bought some Galaway wool this weekend to do a sweater for Vincent. It's a dark red color, and I think it would make a really nice crewneck sweater with cables. The only problem is that I can't find a pattern for what I'm thinking of. I'm thinking of adapting one, taking a pattern I have for a simple crewneck and putting cables on the upper chest like an adult sweater I like from the Green Mountain Spinnery book. Do I feel brave enough for such an undertaking????? If not, I'll probably do a modifcation of ribbed sweater from Debbie Bliss' Cotton Knits for All Seasons or a cabled jacket from the same book. This yarn is screaming for texture.

My Rosemary's Middle Sweater (Green Mountain Spinnery pattern) is coming a little farther along. The body is completely finished, so now I need to either buy the Denise set of needles or a 16" size 9 circular to finish the arms.

I did up a cute little stripey hat for the baby of one of my sister's friends. It's in Jaeger Aqua, a slate blue and sage green striped pattern, and has a little I cord topknot at the top. It's just darling.

I need to start planning some new sweaters for the girls for this winter too. I have this purple marl sweater I did last year for Isabella that she has outgrown. The color is just a little too girlish for me to keep it for Vincent, and I have more of the yarn, so I do think I'll frog the thing and reknit a larger one for this year, sizing it with some growing room this time! I'm rethinking a sweater for Abigail too. I have some of this Reynold's Gypsy to use up. I knit her a sweater with it last year, but I still have tons, and the sweater from last year shrunk up funny. It's also rather heavy. I need to come up with a lighter sweater with this yarn. It's supposed to be worsted weight, but I might work with it at 18 or 16 sts/4" instead to get a lighter, more airy sweater.