Yarn Along

This past week has been a bit of knitting triumph followed by great disappointment! I made great HUGE progress with DH's Weekend Pullover. As I mentioned last week, the pattern is quite rhythmic and therapeutic to knit - and it really does grow quickly. Last night I finished the left side of the front. I had even cast off the shoulder and started up the right-hand side of the V-neck. DH came in after collecting the girls from their church youth evening and I held up the front to get an idea how it was going to fit. This is the part that caused me to almost WEEP! It was about 3 inches to short of his ideal length! Grrrrrr!! 

Now I have waited 15 years to knit this form him and I know that if it is not the right length it simply will not be worn as often as it should be. There was only one thing to do - yup - FROG right down to the point where I started the V-neckline! **Sigh** - Anyhoo, I have penned some adjustments to the pattern and shall move on from there. I am going to be a bit more careful as I go on from here, checking before it's too late on fitting and length issues. 

To cheer myself up I started another project! LOL - this is a quick knit that I had planned to pull out as an 'encouragement' piece during the sweater knitting marathon. Something quick and easy to knit up - perhaps a little project to break any monotony. I chose some lovely yarn at the beginning of the month to knit up this stunning eternal scarf - Stockholm Scarf. 

I chose this beautiful rust colour Drops Lima yarn - oh it is SO pretty! I just love the colour, it is going to be the perfect autumn addition to my wardrobe! I bought extra yarn at the time to make a cute little slouch hat to match. I guess having to FROG a bit wasn't so bad, it gave me an EXCELLENT excuse to cast on a new project ;o)

Joining Ginny at Small Things for Yarn Along