Fluffaluffagus

Pattern: Fluffy Sweater from Sarah Dallas' Vintage Knits
Yarn: Rowan Kid Soft in Blithe, per pattern
Needles: US 6 and 8

I made a few mistakes modifications: I knit 2x2 ribbing instead of mini-cables, this major error coming to light only as I finished the 2nd sleeve. I got over it easily. I also knit an extra 1.5" of sleeve but it turns out that the pattern was spot on. See, in the book the picture is kind of blurry toward the bottom, but the model's hands are engulfed by sweater. That should've given me the clue. Anyway, I'll do some creative cutting around the wrist area and make it wearable before I post any more pictures. The sweater falls at the hip, which is fine with me, but the body is wide, despite my having knit the smallest size. Hm. Either my gauge got looser as I knit or I lost weight (yeah, right). Lastly, I seamed the sweater with the same yarn. Emily seamed hers with a matching yarn, and I had thought I'd do it with embroidery floss, but then what if I washed the thing and the floss shrank or got loose? So yes, I seamed with mohair and boy was it fun. All in all, a good learning experience for a first sweater!

Reading: A friend lent me his copy of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; it took him 2 months and I expect I'll do the same. I finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, which I thought was a *great* book (but they killed Oyster, Lauren!). BF forgot my reading list when he went to the library so for this week I'll be reading teen lit: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff.