Finishing Touches

Well, almost. The sleeves were knit last week. I knit my first sleeve 2 inches (5 cm) too long, so I had to frog those 8 rows before the shoulder shaping. Frog. Mohair. *sigh* You can imagine my pain. I've knitted the neckband into place and seamed the shoulders with the yarn. All that's left is to attach the sleeves and sew up the sleeve and side seams. That will have to wait until Monday when I have an opportunity to drop by a craft store for color-matched embroidery floss, which Emily recommends. No kidding. When I had to unravel one of my seams I almost tossed the pile in frustration. I had to take a break from the green fluffmonster tonight; Stitches West or no, I have to have some time to do other things!

Like, catching up on blogreading! Via Kottke: Getting a cell phone for your dog. Yes, your dog. Via Flickr: Turn any iPod into an iPod Shuffle. And via Fussy: The Bible illustrated in Legos. Enjoy!

Reading: The Secret History by Donna Tartt, recommended by Shobhana. It's been compared to A Separate Peace by John Knowles, so it should be interesting. I'm at the point where Richard finds out that Bunny likes to take people out to eat on their tab. I finished A Deepness In The Sky by Vernor Vinge. I have to say that the sequel was not as ...interesting... as the original. I also finished Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. It was slated to be a later read, but it was due at the library. Interesting story, lots of intertwining storylines. Thanks everyone for your recommendations!