I finished the Cobblestone Pullover for Dad last Friday. I'm really pleased! He loves it, he wears it (amazing in itself) and I loved knitting it. The yarn is James C. Brett Kool Kotton (an acrylic/cotton blend) because Dad prefers cotton to anything else, and wouldn't handwash anyway. He has other things to do with his time. Anyway, the point is that it was a huge success. Kudos to the designer :)
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A'tuin has come to a bit of a halt. Not because I'm bored with it or anything, but Mmario is rewriting part of the pattern and I don't want to accidently go past what he's done. Plus, I realised that I was going to need another two balls of yarn. I asked PersianPenName if I could buy hers (even though it was stash yarn rather than selling/trading yarn, and not only did she agree, she is sending it free! The kindness of knitters always amazes me :) I've made a new friend!
Anyway, progress. This is up to about row 40:
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And finally, yesterday I discovered the sale at John Lewis. I have come away with 5 balls of Rowan Damask in green (half-price!) and have cast on the Shaped Lace Tee by Joan McGowen-Michael. It looks lovely. I think the colourway actually works with this one. Normally variagated yarn tends to cancel out the lace, but I can still see it fine.

Having frogged Andoa for good (it really was soul destroying work) and recast on for the Cobblestone pullover, it is going really well and really fast. In two days I have knit 8", which for me is pretty darn good.

A-tuin is on hold until I finish something for Dad, but I have started trying to decide what yarn to use for Olive Branch. I'd like to use the superwash merino they have for sale at Boyes, but I don't think I can afford it. I may fall back on the wool/acrylic blend I used and then ripped for the second CPH. I gave Mum the purple because the fit wasn't great on me. A pity, considering how long I've been wanting to make it.

I cast on A-Tuin this morning using 3.75mm needles (that's all I had in both DPN and circular). I've ripped it back again. The needles just aren't pointy enough. I'm going to get a new set in 4mm for both, since I know I'll use them again. For Vkandis, for starters.

Darn. I was so excited too. Excited enough to spend another 3 hours unwinding that skien of blue laceweight last night.