Just for fun, this is me modelling the %@#&*!! Patons Zhivago top.

Only a couple of sizes too big.

You know, I’m having doubts now that this would have suited me anyway. I’ve folded it up and put it on shelf with the other knitted projects that I need to find homes for. Perhaps, like the Thneed, a nice bit of serendipity will occur, and I will be as happy knowing it has found an appreciative home with someone it suits (and fits) much better than me.

It’s also got me thinking about what I’d hoped to gain from knitting this pattern. I wanted a jumper I could wear on the colder days of summer. Maybe I should knit up a nice cotton cardy instead. Or crochet one. From the Stitch’n’Bitch crochet book. Hmm.

In the meantime, I knit a consolation project. Remember that Naturally merino silk blend I bought recently? This is all that’s left of those two balls:

And what did it become? Well, there was a little pattern I’d printed out and saved for a rainy day. A rather Fetching fingerless mitten pattern from Knitty.com.

Which provided the instant gratification – a yummy yarn and a fun pattern – I needed. I could have made the mitts with one ball of yarn, but since I had two I decided to add an extra cable twist to the cuffs. And then I used the same cable pattern for a ‘panta’ (headband/earwarmer) to use up the rest of the yarn.

I love them. They’re so soft and warm and cosy. I want to wear them all the time. Even in bed. Of course, now that I have a lovely pair of Fetching and matching panta, the tropical heat of more typical Melbourne November warm weather has arrived. The beau kept giving me amused looks the night I finished them, because I put them on to test the fit, then still had them on quite a while later… while watching tv, on a night warm enough that I was wearing a t-shirt.

Today, despite the heat, I decided I needed lots more practise on Harvey, so I named it Spinning Sunday and worked him hard. I got a lot done, which will make quite a long post, so I’ll save it for tomorrow.