I recently worked with a knitter who finished a sweater in two days. (She attributes her accomplishment to a very long train ride.) But how about a sweater that gets finished in two decades?

I'm enjoying the unusual colour combo, it reminds me of spumoni icecream: cherries, pistachios, chocolate.

And now the tricky part: not getting too distracted. The next step is knitting the sleeves in the round from the bottom up, my least favourite part. 

It's the middle of April, and while some folks are blogging about the first crocus or a day at the beach, I'd like to broach the topic of ice pellets. 

We're slowly adjusting to the time zone, although I'm just realizing that I don't ever get those 3 hours back. Like daylight savings but worse. 

Weird anticlimax of working like a nut, then trying to get back on the horse. 

Bizarre mixed metaphors aside, this seems like a good time to take stock. It isn't New Year's day, but I kind of worked through that. So I'm reviewing my photo folders to refresh my memory on what I've been up to. And I'm pulling the cheap trick of a photo montage, like they do on TV. Some things published, some things not. Some just little photos that haven't found a home yet. 

They Say that it takes one day to recover for every time zone you cross when going east. What do They know? I always find it takes longer.

Culture Shock item #37: Q with Jian is on CBC at 10am here. Okay, so that's probably the same as BC, but it felt 3 hours too early.

Sneak peek of a new pattern, sample knit by Jan Malone.

Snowed again last night.

Where am I? What is this white stuff? Last thing I remember, someone put me in a bag with a panda and shoved me in a suitcase. Next thing I knew, I'd lost 3 hours and the sky was falling. 

Spring will get here. Right now, I could be tricked into thinking it's already spring. The alders are rosy with pollen (sorry hay-fever sufferers) and a million birds are twiddley-dee-deeing in the yard. If you're thinking ahead to warmer weather, you might be thinking of different knitting projects: shorter sleeves, cooler fibres, eyelets. Wow, my marketing patter is pretty flowery today, eh?

A weird little post today.

So I've been researching animals. It started with pigs and this Piggy Prototype.

Some people have a real knack for making critters. I don't have that knack, but have been messing around with some farm animal themes. Had to share this one. I love it that, as wonky as he is, he still has some piggish quality. Mostly the pink of course.

I'm so glad to announce the Chandelle Cowl. I don't (usually) allow myself to wear a sample before it's published; superstition I guess. And the Chandelle is so lovely and luxurious, there have been so chilly winter days where I almost wore it. Capra's merino cashmere blend is fabulous.