Celebrate with cashmere.

That's my motto.  Although recently I have been obsessed with yak merino.  What are the chances of getting Karabella to produce Superyak in a DK?  I like color 10401, if anyone has any influence.

I was exhausted Monday - only had one bottle of diet coke ALL DAY, and by 5 I was practically asleep.  But it was knitting night, and missing that is hardly the best idea if I am trying to improve my mood, so I drank some mint water (which is very nice but hardly the drug of choice), ate my dinner, pulled up my metaphorical socks and left the house.

It was a good idea.  I love these women, I do. 

We all pull out our projects and notice that we all feel about the same - like a truck has hit us - and then K looks at me and demands to know "what has happened to you!"

As I am in the middle of squeezing my head between my palms (this isn't just me, right?), I drop my hands, look startled and ask "I don't look THAT bad?"  But she's looking at my knitting.

What's wrong with it?  Well, OK, the last time she saw me (a week ago) I had 6 swatches and no decisions.  And now I have - cough - a sleeve and half a back of something completely different.  But really.  It's very bulky.  I swear.

She wants to know if this means I'm getting over my commitment problems. 

I don't know WHAT she's talking about, do you?

She wants to know when I started it. Well...Thursday night.

(Not much of a picture, sorry.  Didn't get home till way after dark.)

The key to this is 50% nylon.  Ordinarily, not a fan of the man made yarn material, but they key to this pattern is reducing yarn weight.  I was obsessed with this sweater the first time I saw it, and spent a lot of time swatching alternatives to a yarn I could not find anywhere.  Nothing was right.  Too dense and heavy and not fun.

I'm doing the whole thing a needle size up to give this giant yarn a little pliability.  This is wonderful, multistrand, bouncy European yarn, so I think it can take it without losing its shape.   

Hey, yesterday was my 3rd blogiversary.  I am not sure I had any thoughts about the future of this activity when I started off, but I'm a bit surprised to find myself still here 1096 days later.  Thank you all for reading and commenting and playing along at home.  You add a nice dimension to my life and I really appreciate it.

Comments

[Lee Ann]

Happy blogiversaire, sweetie. Nice blue, there! But I thought you weren't doing bulky...though if it's cashmere, hell, I'd do it too.

That sounded bad, didn't it.

[Beth S.]

Oh, you're knitting Josephine! Excellent! I love the design, but knitted at the original gauge, it does nobody any favors, does it? Very clever of you to scale it down like that. If it works out, I think you may just spark the next trend...

[Silvia]

Go on you limited Diet Coke-head! Very nice cutting down.

That sweater is to die for in that color you chose! It'll look smashing with that Barbie coloring of yours...

[cari]

Happy blogiversary, dear one. And Josephine...mmm...love that sweater. She's on my list.

[Gwen]

Happy Blogiversary!

Good luck getting off that nasty Diet Coke. Good thing you've got that lovely stuff to play with!

[stashhaus]

Congrats on 3 years of blogging! As for the Diet Coke - I suggest taking it SLOW - if you drink 3 of them a day, for one week, drink 2 a day, then the next week, 1 a day. I had no headaches, etc. I've cut down - but being in Europe for an extended time was the reason - there was not always Coca Cola Light (as they call it) to be easily found - and when found, was not necessarily cold (nothing worse to me than warm Diet Coke). Now that I'm back in the States, I'm still down to one a day except for the days that I'm in the car for 8 hours or more. I still need the initial caffeine in the morning to wake me up and I can't stand coffee, so until I find an acceptable substitute, I consider the one a day a victory.

[Manise]

Happy Blogiversay! The rapid progress on your Josephine looks great!

[DebbieB]

Happy Blogiversary! Just a lurker, who enjoys your insights and ruminations.

[Laurie]

Happy blogiversary! Three years? Really?

[Margaret]

Happy Blogiversary! Mmmm, cashmere - celebrate with it, roll in it nekkid, you can even knit with it.

[Lizbon]

Happy Blogiversary! That sweater looks lovely. And I am shocked at the speed with which it came into being. Yikes.

[Kim U]

Happy Blogiversary! I love love love Karabella Super Yak, I too wish they made it in more weights.

[Angie]

Congratulations on your third year of blogging. I gave up diet sodas, too. The aspertame did not agree with my body but they were addictive all the same. The first week or so isn't so great but they taste horrible now.

[Kathy W]

Happy Blogiversary!
I'm new to your blog but I really enjoy it. I hope you have many more blogging years ahead of you.

[Jessica]

Happy Belated Blogiversary!! Apparently you have found something to knit after all. :) It's looking great so far! I do hope you can rid yourself of the diet coke thing. Those chemical sweeteners are really nasty stuff.

[regina]

Happy blogiversary! I'm so glad that you're here, and that you write, and that i get to read.

[Suzanne]

Happy blogiversary! I started reading you relatively recently, but I feel at home here.

[claudia]

Only three years? It seems like longer, but in a good way.

[Dr. Steph]

Happy Anniversary. I like the look of that sweater.

[Chris]

Happy blogiversary! Would a spot of non-Diet Coke caffeine help?

[julia fc]

Well Happy blogiversary, and woo-hoo (to be totally original, eh?) on the progress. Your instincts are sound, even if you doubt them.

[Anne]

Good to have you around.

The first couple days (without caffeine, sugar, all the good stuff) are the hardest. After the first 3 days it will get easier. And you can do anything for 3 days, if you really want to.

[Donna]

Happy Blogiversary for yesterday. And any excuse is a good excuse for cashmere!

[Sarah]

Happy Belated Bloggy Birthday! Hang in there!

[k]

No, thank you...