Ugh! Returning to the working world this week has been so difficult! I enjoyed my nice, long vacation and travel, and going back to the daily grind has been dragging me down. I’ve already checked to see when my next vacation day is (April 6th, fyi). I think it’s time for a new source of the big bucks around here…

In knitting news, there’s so many things that I want to make, but I’m trying to stay faithful to my two large items in progress. Sarcelle is definitely in her ugly phase. Avert your eyes, unblocked lace ahead!

Oh, the horror!

The color is almost accurate in the right photo. I’ve completed 38 inches of the knit-straight section (I was at 14 inches before vacation). I’m going to have to measure Madli’s Shawl to see how long it was - I was pleased with it’s final length.

Last night I cast Sarcelle to the side to work on the Asymmetrical Cardigan. I was all ready to write a big post about how I pondered and considered, but in the end I decided that I would have to rip out the lighter-colored section because it was driving me insane. Then I put on the sweater-in-progress and realized that even I (aka Anal Retentive) couldn’t tell where the color changes when the sweater is worn. So we truck onward! I’m looking forward to when the sleeves are complete - then I’ll just be knitting the back, which will go much faster!

However, the mind wanders. I’ve been thinking about starting the Anemoi mittens, and my Yarn Pirate sock yarn has been calling my name. I’ve swatched the Yarn Pirate, and hoo boy is it purty.

I leave you with the cats, in one of those rare moments when they are all on the same surface.