Happy Happy

Yesterday was a very good day.  I experimented with mostly hanging out in my room.  That went okay.  Mostly that's about sorting out the issues and what I need in here while the floors are curing out there.    

It was a good day knitting too because

It's done!  I am so pleased.  Are there things I would do differently if I was to make it again?  Sure, but that is experience.  It's could use a good blocking but otherwise I am very happy with it.  If I was to change anything, it would be that at the bottom hem I would have done 7 rows of the colour, not five.  I also would have gone straight into the rib rather than do the few rows of stockinette.  But that's it.  I love how it looks and fits, and that is what matters.

I also started something new.  I know I have things to work on that I can't wait to wear.  The Hiraeth sweater 

It's gorgeous and I have only a few rows of coulourwork to go.  I'm not fond of the fit of circular yokes on me.  I am very hopeful for this because it is a combination of styles.  After the round colourwork, there are additional raglan increases to help you get a great fit for your body.  There is more colourwork at the hem and at the sleeve ends.  So lots of gorgeous colour offset by my beloved brilliant sunshine yellow.

And my Kauni sweater.  

 

I love this.  It's in one of my all time favourite yarns, Tove, sadly long discontinued.  I adore the way the Kauni is changing.  It starts very subtly a few rows before the Tove bands.  And that grey?  Blue.  Just this wonderfully dusty blue.  That brown?  A rich dusty purple.  It's wonderful.

Now the new top?  That will wait for another day.