Extravayarnza

Wow, those last 6 rows are really really long. But I totally am in love with this pattern. Could you just see it in some fab sock yarn (maybe STR or Claudia’s)? I may keep playing around with slipping stitches. I don't like the vertical line I got when I picked up stitches near the bottom, or the line on the button band. I do love the slipped stitches in the body & sleeves. Next time I'll probably use a crochet cast-on so the whole thing has a tidy chain stitch edge.

Yes the photo is awful, my camera just wouldn't focus on it. You may see this again when I get a better shot.
For the record, I used 2 skeins of Louet Baby Pearl, on size 2 needles, getting 6 sts/inch. The buttons feature Beatrice Potter! So cute.
I've started several pairs of socks this week. Most are for classes I'm teaching so I could only go as far as the heel and stop. However I started some last night just for me! We got this incredible new yarn in for thick socks; 50% Fine Wool 50% Alpaca & machine wash and dry. Yep, machine washable alpaca socks!

They're just dreamy...
I also got started on another kit that arrived with that yarn. It's a felting kit that I had ordered because it had a great variety of colors to use for needle felting. However it also included instructions for this:

I'm making one up to hang in the store. It starts you out wet felting sheets of wool. My favorite flowers in the photo were the ones that were a different color on the inside, so I'm doing all my pieces of felt that way. They're a bit thinner than I usually make them because they're going to be flowers.

The colors are really intense, so my camera kinda balked on this one. However so far I have blue/purple, green/blue, and orange/pink. Three more sheets and I think I'll have enough.
Last little thought here... Robert Smith is a god! If you don't believe me you need to check out this clip from the Korn Unplugged special. Robert simply saying "make me bad" sent shivers down my spine.