New project

First off, I haven't finished my Chevron Scarf yet, but it's gotta be over 50" by now.  I haven't measured it in a while though so I'm not sure.  It will be finished before V-Day though.  I promise.

I couldn't wait to start my first sweater (technically, it's a tank) once I procured the yarn I decided to use.  I found someone selling enough Estelle Young Touch Cotton DK to do the Drop-Stitch Lace Tank from Fitted Knits.  I'm not using the recommended yarn, but after hearing stories about it being fuzzy and loosing it's shape during wear, I wasn't looking forward to using it.  The yarn I chose to use has very little give, but I'm hoping the pattern will be stretchy enough on its own seeing as the whole thing is done in a lace pattern that is ribbed and the rest is done in 2x2 ribbing.  We'll just have to wait and see.  The top is done in two pieces, front and back.  I've only done about 5.5 to 6 inches of the front so far.

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Hopefully, it will knit up fairly quickly (and fit).  I'm sure nice weather isn't too far away here in Charleston.

Sporadic At Best

I know.  It's sad.  I create a blog and then barely ever blog.  I'm going to try to get back in the swing of things.  I promise.

So what's happening right now?  I'm making a Pot Roast and a Lemon Ice-Box Cake. I'm also trying my best to finish the Chevron Scarf I started back in September.  Right now it's at 30".  I really need to finish it so I can move on to something else.  I'm thinking I might attempt my first sweater next.  I just haven't picked out the right pattern yet so I'll have to blog about that more later.

Now on to the greatest thing since sliced bread:

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This service is great.  Like everyone else in the world, except maybe those few people without tv, I've known about Netflix for awhile now.  I never really wanted to go for it until recently when we started getting Pay-per-View on DirecTV.  That $3.99 (now $4.99) a movie adds up quick.   We signed up for the $8.99 a month plan which allows us to get one movie at a time, with unlimited online viewing as well.  Since signing up on New Year's Eve, we've been sent 5 movies and I've also watched 3 online.  We should be receiving our next movie on Thursday.  Obviously we're getting to watch way more movies for the money than we would by renting or ordering Pay-per-View.  I suppose you could technically save more with premium movie channels, but they show so much crap these days, I don't think they're worth it.

Well, my cake's done.  I've got to go get it cooled and frosted.