I am finally getting some work done on the green sweater. It is from Vogue Knitting, winter '94-'95, page 60, and they did it in red. I have never tried this sweater construction before - it starts with a narrow cabled band around the middle of the body. Then you pick up stitches and knit in the round for the bottom half of the body. The front and back yokes are then picked up and knit back and forth. It is interesting. I'm working on the bottom part of the body, which is in Moss stitch (k1, p1 for two rows, then p1, k1 for two rows; repeat) so it is brainless work and is coming along.

The first pair of socks I ever made for myself (10 years ago!) have a hole in one of the toes that needs to be darned. Here are some good directions: HJS Studio Darning Socks. Holly's website is a wealth of tips, instructions and patterns. You might enjoy looking at the vintage knitting patterns from WWI and WWII that she has posted (look under tutorials). Anyway, Holly's studio is over there with my links because I thought it was a great resource.

I also wanted to mention some of the other links that I have included here. Besides some great blogs, I have also listed Flylady, and down at the bottom you should see links for a few affiliate programs - one for portable shelters (I thought it sounded like a good idea - I want to do some with clear plastic and make a greenhouse) and just for fun some cute little pig figurines. You really should do yourself a favor and check out Flylady. She has a program that people join to learn to be more organized and learn how to maintain their homes (something that I definitely needed) but it is so much more than that. I know that I needed somebody to tell me what to do and get me moving (in a nice way, and when she gets bossy it is for a good reason), and that is exactly what Flylady can do. I have been reading her email list for just over a year now. You would love her.