First, I’d like to say thank you to everyone who wished me well regarding my back. I will surely heal more quickly with all of your positve energy!!! I have my good days and not so good days…but at least I can knit now! Plus my DH has been wonderful! Gotta love that. It is pretty much all muscular and I have been getting spasms on and off…not fun. I’m still on a muscle relaxer and an anti-inflammatory. Since I really can’t drive on these…I can and have been knitting…a lot.
Here is my progress on Wall Street…

I just have to do the shoulder shaping & the neck bind off to be finished the back. Then it is on to the front. I figure I’ll give this to my DH for Christmas. The sizing looks good. I’m crossing my fingers though. I didn’t have my needles for Veer yet, so I have started a different project…

This cable sweater is from the Debbie Bliss Simple Living book. I just can not get enough of cardigans. I’m using Jaeger Extra Fine Merino DK in color #986. This yarn knits up like a dream. It reminds me of Karabella Aurora 8, except in DK weight. That reminds me…I need to see if Karabella makes a DK weight yarn similar to their Aurora 8 for future reference. Most of my sweaters I have knit are in worsted and aran weight. I wanted to try something in a lighter weight yarn. It is too bad that Jaeger is not going to be around much longer. At least thats what I hear. Their yarns are fabulous. I just don’t get it!

Workout news...
NIL…I can’t wait to start doing something. I hate not being able to do anything!!!

Here are some answers to a few of my emails...
Brandy...I printed out Cabling without a needle from Wendy’s archive. These are great directions. Good luck!

Diane...My Wall Street Cable vest is from ‘The Best of Knitters Arans & Celtics’

Donna...Regarding Eloise. I think if I used one size smaller needles than I did,  she would have worked…but I like a fitted sweater. Eloise wasn’t way too large, just more roomy than I would have liked.

Have a great one and hopefully I will be all better next time I post!

Here is Wall Streets progress so far…

I feel like this is the neverending vest. I have 4 inches to go on the armholes & then I start the shoulder shaping. I love not using a cable needle for the the cables. I have gotten really good at doing it this way. It is much faster without a cable needle. Now I need to unravel the first attempt at this vest to reuse the yarn.

My DH and I played golf last Saturday. We walked the course. Feeling really good about this, we were on hole #18 (last hole) and I totally messed up my lower back on the tee with my drive. Sunday, I couldn’t even move. I called the Doc & he called in a muscle relaxer and an anti inflamatory. I slept & cryed all day & night. Because of all the meds…Monday morning I was feeling about 30% better. I could at least get up & go to the bathroom. I couldn’t even read or knit. Damn it…it would at least be better if we could knit when we hurt ourselves! I will not be exercising for at least 2 weeks. I want top make sure I heal all the way. Lesson learned...never put off what you can & want to do today…as tomorrow you may not be able to do it. Never take anything for granted…ever!

New Purchase...

Why it’s a new Offhand designs knitting bag. It is the Moss Crewel Zelda knitting tote. I love these bags! All their bags are made with vintage velvets and fabrics. I also have the Zelda Grande! They are very well made with lots of packets & pouches. I was looking for this at Stitches East and Dreamweaver yarns went out of their way to find one for me. Not only did they find this bag for me…they gave me the show discount and did not charge me tax or shipping. That’s what I call fabulous service!!!

The inside has 3 big pouches on one side andv5 pockets on the other side.

Open the Crewel front and there are 5 more pockets, plus the whole front. I LOVE it!!!

Have a great day!

I have been craving to knit one of these after seeing all the very cute ones out there in blogland. I finally broke down.

I used about 1 1/2 balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in color #300102.


I know…my head is slightly chopped off!

I decided that I wanted to add a pretty stitch to the arm edging. This is called the Bead stitch and is from the fabulous book ‘Knitting on the Edge’
The fact is that I really needed to knit something easy and quick as I’m waiting for Donna to return from her cruise. We are going to have a cast on party (a little wine, some cheese & crackers, olives) next week for Veer

Remember this...

And a close up…

I held up what I had knit of Wall Street Cables on my DH & it was way too large. I was making the small (41 1/2 in. chest) The ribbing was way too wide and he likes it to fit a little snug at the hips. So…I just restarted the whole thing. I was pretty aggravated after all that cable work. You know you LOVE knitting when you end up redoing what you have already done, all out of love for the hubby. I’m now knitting the extra small and going down a needle size. All I can say is that it better fit him! I would rather it be fitted that way too big.

I saw this on Heather’s blog and I LOVE it…

Lets see…Kidsilk Haze, lace, a cari…a perfect sweater! I have to knit this one! I can’t wait to get the new Holiday Vogue Knitting.

Well…got to go knit Wall Street to catch up to at least where I was. Have a fabulous evening!