Relief

Sorry for dropping of the map for a little over the past two weeks. I got sucked into the hole that is the bar exam.  Tuesday and Wednesday I sat for the test and now I have eight weeks to wait before finding out if I passed or not... It was definitely not the most fun I've ever had.

Now that it's over, I can turn my attention to looking for a legal job and working in the yarn shop. Much more fun that days and days of studying. And, even better, lots more knitting time.

A few weeks ago, before I got swept up completely in studying, I finished the sweater I was crocheting.

I think it's lovely. The sleeves came out a bit big, but other than that it's great. That wonderful little closure is from Plover Designs. They're local to Portland and For Yarn's Sake carries some very lovely ones. 

The pattern is Bluebell Cardigan by Edie Eckman from the Spring 2011 Interweave Crochet. It worked up so fast once I finally put some energy into it. I found the patter a bit vague and hard to follow in places but I think it was because they tried to cram it onto two pages so it was heavily abbreviated and vague in places. I still managed to figure it out. 

I used some yarn that was available through Knit Picks about two years ago. It was yarn that their mill overspun so they sold it for $1 per ball. It's basically their Wool of the Andes sport but overspun. The colorway is called amethyst heather. The sweater's got about 4 inches of positive ease so I will be able to layer it in the winter. (Ryan says a sweater made of holes is impractical, but I think he just doesn't understand the magic of layers.)

Opening Ceremonies start in 9 minutes and I've got a cardigan to cast on. You'll hear all about it.