Still at it...

I feel close to the finish line on the body of this beast but it remains rather distant.

Skimmed the instructions late last week and took away the notion I had but 11 rows of decreases before the collar shaping...11 Right Side Rows that is. Oooops.

Other than the unwieldy business of picking the thing up over my head to release the twist of the whole garment and then extricate the yarn from its generous folds before I can continue it's quite pleasant knitting.

The shaping is thoughtful and clearly conveyed. I'm finding documenting my passage through them gives nice structure to the process and after many years of working cryptic magazine instructions 8 pages of expansive explanation feel like lying on a King size bed - so much more than I need or am used to and boy does it ever seem like a long way to the edge!

Last night was the monthly craft group meeting. I decided to express both February's Valentine's Day and almost-upon-us March's Maple Syrup season with heart shaped, maple toffee topped cookies. The crushed maple and almond toffee recipe will be a keeper for everything from coffee cakes to mixing into the icing between cake layers to just sprinkling over ice cream but I found the cookie bit to be sub standard. Whatever my objections though, the ladies were, nonetheless, most appreciative recipients!

Its a gorgeous sunny morning with that stormy forecast for later in the day. Hudson and I are off to take it all in before the clouds start to gather.

Thanks for dropping by!