cables and bobbles, in green

i finally have photos of a finished knit, so here goes:

Aran Crossover Top (by Mari Lynn Patrick), from vogue knitting 2005
yarn: Valley Yarns Longmeadow, roughly 6 skeins, with a few scraps left over
modifications: used smaller needles + gauge to downsize pattern to XS. knit S/M sized sleeves to account for my massive biceps. skipped the long wrap ties and used a button + snap closure instead. i love it!
details on my ravelry page








hmm... what else is going on? we've taken the past few weeks off from any house remodeling. its been a much needed breather and we don't know what to do with all our free time. last weekend we dusted off the bikes and cleaned them up and put air in the tires. we've been enjoying some s'mores times in the evenings. last night we went mini-golfing where i kicked ian's ass by 9 points. pars. strokes. whatever! but doesn't he look triumphant? unfortunately, all my winning shots were blurry. i think he did that on purpose. (and no sheila, i did not cheat.)



the funny thing is, i was totally distracted during our games. first, they were playing some really good 80s music. and second, there was a dairy queen next door and the peanut buster parfait was calling my name. it goes without saying how pissed i was to find out that it was closed by the time we made it over there. at 9:30! instead, we headed over to madmex for a mexican brownie sundae. delicious :) now i've got some thoughts on making a mexican chocolate s'more.....