Projects in progress

I don't have that many actually, ok, so maybe it's more accurate to say that the one's I have aren't that old. I'm working on a wedding gift, it's a lovely cream color, so I don't want to haul it back and forth to work, (or anywhere else for that matter) 1. because I don't want it to get dirty and 2. because I'm making it for a co-worker.
So, naturally I cast on another project that I can take to work so I can knit in my down time. That beautiful aqua blue Berocco Touche. I bought it a few months ago to make a tank top type sweater with. So the pattern I'm using is the Jat Top from Karabella






and I am knitting along...and along....and along... due to different gauge etc.... I'm using size 8 needles but had to cast on 30 extra stitches for a total of 170 ugh.... so I'm knitting knitting knitting....and got to this point....








when I realized uhoh...this is where I have to deviate from the pattern...in order to change the neckline which as you can see from the pattern is clearly not a tank top neckline. So ... I had to stop...on saturday night, because I NEED HELP and Heartstrings is closed on Sundays...so what did I do? Why, I cast on a new sock of course!!!!




Then yesterday I hurried over to Heartstrings on my lunch hour (and a half) and found Dawn, who is once of the nicest ladies in the universe. She sat down with me, and a calculator and basically re-worked the pattern for me, came up with a plan for my neckline and then said, "come back and see me when you're ready to start the front!!!" How nice is that? And I'll definitely need help with the front. The back of the neck will basically be strait across, probably can't do that with the front.

So....I decided post to my blog today (because when I logged on I realized oops it's been a week since my last post) and thought I'd like to put some pics up of projects in progress. I got out the camera, laid the sweater out on the floor and took pics. Did I mention we're having a heat spell and I've let my elderly wench of a Siamese cat come in the house? Yes well, anyone who has a cat knows what happens when you lay anything, ANYTHING out in front of you on the floor...

THIS is what happens:

yep....she not only walked across it but she snagged it....not once but twice...one walk across and picked up and caught stitches on two nails....oooooooooh yeeeeesh. I was not happy.

Here's lil miss attitude:



She doesn't look very sorry.

Supposed to be about 107 today, so I'm staying in, and keeping my knitting off the floor and in my lap where it belongs (after my chores are done of course) aaaah ha ha ha.

Stay cool every one! Happy Tuesday.