Bookbinding on the weekend, knitting in the evenings. That’s been the pattern lately. Well, until I picked up TTTGA (That Thing That’s Going Around) with the muscle aches and pains a few days ago. Since then there’s been no knitting at all.

Before then, I finished this:

The Origami Bolero by Jo Sharp. Knit with small batches and leftovers from the stash.

I can now confidently advise that this pattern can be knit with 8ply (dk) weight yarns, but expect to use more balls in all yarns but colour A than the pattern lists. It was a fun knit – fast and a pleasure to watch the colours interact with each other.

I also finished Beky’s Socks:

The main yarn is the Kaffe Fasset sock yarn, with some Lang Jawoll for the toes and heels. I got to give this to the recipient personally, which I’ve only done once before and only with the toddler socks. The fit was close to spot on. Perhaps a teeny bit short in the foot length. I’m going to add 5mm to my basic sock calculations.

My current project is this:

The Argyle Vest, using Cascade 200 I picked up in New York and Toronto. I can see why this yarn is consistently listed as the most popular on Ravelry. Soft yet robust. Lovely to knit. And I love the ribbed sides on the vest pattern. Being intarsia, it’s not a great project to carry about, so I’ll be starting my next Socks For Others Club socks soon.