Let's hope it fits . . .

The first project of the new year for me is a sweater.  I generally tell myself that I do not have the patience to make sweaters, but I felt that for this one . . . I could make an exception.   I am making Buttony .  I feel quite proud of myself, I figured out what the heck I was doing all on my own!  I realized that I had indeed made a topdown raglan sweater before, the mini cardigan.  I, at the time had no idea that is actually what I was doing!   So far all is going well, I hope that continues!! 

At least it looks pretty good so far, if I do say so myself!  I know it fits around my shoulder and arms, which is a bonus.  I like how the sweater is working up so far, but I think if I do this again I will go for a single colored yarn or a single colored tweedy yarn.   

Speaking of yarn, I thought you would like to see a HUGE cake of yarn.

See!! It's huge!  Those are full size scissors.  J and I wondered just how much yarn you could wind on the ball winder. (that was even after we cut out a big hunk because it wasn't right and yucky)  Here is our answer!  The yarn is Moda dea Tweedle Dee Shaded effect yarn in Surf and Turf.  It's all right to work with, it's not super-wonderful-happiness-for-my-fingers though.

I told my brother, Kent, I would make him a pair of the Dashing fingerless gloves for his birthday on the 14th.  I was under the impression that I had until then to make them.  However, He has now informed me (and mom) and he is headed back to school Wednesday and we are going to be celebrating his birthday Sunday along with my sister, Leah's.  Well, I hope he doesn't expect his glovies!  I'll wrap a box with the picture for tomorrow and send them to him when I get them done. (when he gets and gives me his address at school, of course!) Silly Kent.  

Well, I'm off to work.  Hopefully I can get some more work done on my sweater.  I am afraid this will be the stretch that I lose interest . . . doing the stockinette stitch all down the body of the thing!  I can't give up, I must keep going . . .